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The Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (BSS-R): should the subscale scores or the total score be used?

Colin R. MartinInstitute for Clinical and Applied Health Research (ICAHR), University of Hull, Hull, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Caroline J. Hollins MartinMaternal Health, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland, UK
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Ekaterina BurduliCollege of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington State, USA
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Celestina Barbosa-LeikerWashington State University College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington State, USA
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Colleen Donovan-BatsonDivision of Health Policy and Advocacy, Midwives Alliance of North America, Washington State, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6756-7410
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Susan E. FlemingSeattle University College of Nursing, Seattle, Washington State, USA
Pages 530-535 | Received 16 Nov 2017, Accepted 09 May 2018, Published online: 30 Jul 2018

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Kateřina Ratislavová, Eva Hendrych Lorenzová, Caroline J. Hollins Martin & Colin R. Martin. (2024) Translation and validation of the Czech Republic version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 42:1, pages 78-94.
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Berbel Emmens, Caroline J. Hollins Martin & Colin R. Martin. (2023) Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 41:2, pages 213-227.
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Helena Moreira, Caroline J. Hollins Martin & Colin Martin. (2023) Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised in Portuguese postpartum women. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 0:0, pages 1-16.
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Antonella Nespoli, Elisabetta Colciago, Simona Fumagalli, Anna Locatelli, Caroline J. Hollins Martin & Colin R. Martin. (2021) Validation and factor structure of the Italian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 39:5, pages 516-531.
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Vera Skvirsky, Orit Taubman–Ben-Ari, Caroline J. Hollins Martin & Colin R. Martin. (2020) Validation of the Hebrew Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to perceived traumatic labour. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 38:2, pages 214-220.
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Colin R. Martin & Mick Fleming. (2019) Evidence for the continuum-severity model of psychosis through scrutiny of the architecture of symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Psychosis 11:1, pages 42-53.
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Sonya MacVicar, Aileen Jordan, Hien Vu, Hai Ngoc Tran, Yvonne Greig, Hang Thi Tuyet Nguyen, Gail Norris, Colin R. Martin & Caroline J. Hollins Martin. Translation and validation of Vietnamese version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 0:0, pages 1-14.
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Kateřina Ratislavová, Eva Hendrych Lorenzová, Alena Lochmannová & Colin R. Martin. Multidimensionality within the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale: application issues of specific structure. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 0:0, pages 1-14.
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Juliana Linnette D'Sa, Ibtesam Omar Jahlan, Eman S. Alsatari, Sahar Zamzam & Colin R. Martin. (2024) Psychometric properties of a Saudi Arabian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Belitung Nursing Journal 10:1, pages 105-113.
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Hanna Grundström, Caroline J. Hollins Martin, Anna Malmquist, Katri Nieminen & Colin R. Martin. (2023) Translation and validation of the Swedish version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Midwifery 124, pages 103745.
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Sandra Nakić Radoš, Marijana Matijaš, Maja Brekalo, Caroline J. Hollins Martin & Colin R. Martin. (2022) Further validation of the birth satisfaction scale-revised: Factor structure, validity, and reliability. Current Psychology 42:16, pages 13693-13702.
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Surya Kant Tiwari, Levis Murry, Poonam Joshi, Thuileiphy Tallanao, Rubi Zined, Caroline J. Hollins Martin & Colin R. Martin. (2023) Translation and validation of the Hindi‐Indian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale‐Revised . Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 49:3, pages 938-945.
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Emily White VanGompel, Jin‐Shei Lai, Dána‐Ain Davis, Francesca Carlock, Tamentanefer L. Camara, Brianne Taylor, Chakiya Clary, Ashlee M. McCorkle‐Jamieson, Safyer McKenzie‐Sampson, Caryl Gay, Amanda Armijo, Lillie Lapeyrolerie, Lavisha Singh & Karen A. Scott. (2022) Psychometric validation of a patient‐reported experience measure of obstetric racism© (The PREM‐OB Scale™ suite). Birth 49:3, pages 514-525.
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Elizabeth Mollard & Kevin Kupzyk. (2022) Birth Satisfaction During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing 47:1, pages 6-12.
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Shamsa Zafar, Fareeha Tayyab, Asma Liaqat, Siham Sikander, Caroline J. Hollins Martin & Colin R. Martin. (2021) Translation and Validation of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised in Urdu for Use in Pakistan. International Journal of Childbirth 11:2, pages 72-83.
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Jila Nahaee, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Fatemeh Abbas-Alizadeh, Colin R. Martin, Caroline J. Hollins Martin, Mojgan Mirghafourvand & Hadi Hassankhani. (2020) Pre- and during-labour predictors of low birth satisfaction among Iranian women: a prospective analytical study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 20:1.
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Colin R. Martin, Elaine Jefford & Caroline J. Hollins Martin. (2020) Crisis, What Crisis? Replicability of the Key Measurement Characteristics of the Australian Version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale—Revised. International Journal of Childbirth 10:3, pages 140-150.
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