The psychometric properties of the Iranian version of revised prenatal coping inventory (Nu PCI) in healthy pregnant women: a confirmatory factor analysis

Abstract

The Revised Prenatal Coping Inventory (Nu PCI) is a self-report instrument that focuses on the coping styles of pregnant women during the prenatal period. The present study aimed to translate the scale and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Iranian version of the Nu PCI in healthy pregnant women. Beaton’s recommendations have been used for the translation and cultural adaptation of this scale. Reliability, content, and face validity were performed to assess the psychometric properties of the scale. The results indicated that the Nu PCI was successfully translated into the Persian language, with both the total scale and subscales exhibiting both content validity and internal consistency. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the conceptual three-factor structure of the measure had good fit indices. Reliability was evaluated using internal consistency. Cronbach Alpha coefficient was 0.92 and intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.91. Therefore, the Nu PCI is a reliable instrument to measure prenatal coping patterns in primigravida healthy pregnant women.

Keywords:

• Adaptation psychological
• coping skill
• prenatal care
• psychometric

Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the staff of the health centers and Fatemieh Clinical development Research Center for their collaboration, and mothers for their participation. We appreciate Dr. Marci Lobel Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology Stony Brook University for useful comments.

Disclosure statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The project is a part of doctoral thesis and it has been funded by the Mother and Child Care Research Center in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.

Current knowledge on the subject

• Maternal stress during pregnancy which has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.

• The psychometric properties of the Nu PCI is a continuous process to strengthen and expand its applicability to specific populations and contexts.

• The Nu PCI instrument takes a short time to complete and has not been used Iranian population.

What this study adds

• Used standard procedure for psychometrics of instrument.

• The Persian version of the Nu PCI is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring coping during pregnancy in Persian speaker country.

• Planning-Preparation, Spiritual-Positive Coping, and Avoidance are all indicators for the construct prenatal coping.

Additional information

Funding

Research Deputy of university Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran (Registry code: IR.UMSHA.REC.1394.160).