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. 2020 Apr;23(2):215-219.
doi: 10.1007/s00737-019-00974-4. Epub 2019 May 2.

Psychometric aspects of the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale: data from the HAPPY study

Myrthe G B M Boekhorst  1   2   3 , Annemerle Beerthuizen  4 , Maarten Van Son  5 , Veerle Bergink  4   6 , Victor J M Pop  7
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Psychometric aspects of the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale: data from the HAPPY study

Myrthe G B M Boekhorst et al. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

We previously developed the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale (TPDS). The aim of the current study was to further assess its test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct and concurrent validity in 1739 pregnant women. TPDS scores during pregnancy were highly inter-correlated (r ≥ .70), with similar findings for its Negative Affect and Partner Involvement subscales. Pregnancy and delivery worries varied in different subgroups of women regarding their obstetric history. Nullipara reported more pregnancy- and delivery-related worries at all trimesters of pregnancy. Women with previous pregnancy-related complications reported more pregnancy-related worries, and those with previous delivery-related problems reported more delivery-related worries than women without these problems in the past. The TPDS seems to be a valid and reliable instrument to assess pregnancy-specific distress.

Keywords: Delivery; Maternal distress; Negative affect; Pregnant women; Test-retest reliability; Validity.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Mean negative affect scores in different groups of women during the course of pregnancy a change in mean scores on the pregnancy and delivery worry scale during the course of pregnancy for primiparous and multiparous women, b change in mean scores during the course of pregnancy regarding pregnancy-related worries for multipara with and without problems during a previous pregnancy, and regarding delivery-related worries for multipara with and without problems during a previous delivery. NA; negative affect
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