1. Validation of the post-delivery perceived stress inventory
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Catherine Sellenet, Chantal Razurel, Marc Dupuis, Jean-Philippe Antonietti, Barbara Kaiser, Manuela Epiney, Centre de recherche en éducation de Nantes ( CREN ), Université de Nantes - UFR Lettres et Langages ( UFRLL ), Université de Nantes ( UN ) -Université de Nantes ( UN ), lgp, Laboratoire de géographie physique ( LGP ), Université Panthéon-Sorbonne ( UP1 ) -Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 ( UPEC UP12 ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -Université Panthéon-Sorbonne ( UP1 ) -Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 ( UPEC UP12 ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Pathogénie des infections systémiques ( Inserm U1002 ), Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 ( UPD5 ) -Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Université Sorbonne Paris Cité ( USPC ), Centre de recherche en éducation de Nantes (CREN), Le Mans Université (UM)-Université de Nantes - UFR Lettres et Langages (UFRLL), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN), Laboratoire de géographie physique : Environnements Quaternaires et Actuels (LGP), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Pathogénie des infections systémiques (Inserm U1002), Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (USPC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1), Université de Nantes - UFR Lettres et Langages (UFRLL), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Le Mans Université (UM), and Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)
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Predictive validity ,post-delivery perceived stress ,Psychometrics ,[SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Education ,Psychological intervention ,Breastfeeding ,Mothers ,Perceived Stress Scale ,Anxiety ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Humans ,Childbirth ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Applied Psychology ,Analysis of Variance ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,ddc:618 ,Depression ,Postpartum Period ,Parturition ,Discriminant Analysis ,[ SHS.EDU ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Education ,Delivery, Obstetric ,Confirmatory factor analysis ,Parity ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Breast Feeding ,Linear Models ,Female ,France ,medicine.symptom ,Factor Analysis, Statistical ,Psychology ,Stress, Psychological ,Postpartum period ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
International audience; This article presents the post-delivery perceived stress inventory (PDPSI) and its psychometric properties. This inventory is unique in that it links the measurement of perceived stress to events experienced during and after delivery. A total of 235 French-speaking, primiparous mothers completed the PDPSI two days after their delivery. To evaluate the predictive validity of the PDPSI on anxiety and depression, participants also completed the EPDS and the STAI two days and six weeks postpartum. The exploratory analysis revealed a 16-item structure divided into five factors: F1: relationship with the child; F2: delivery; F3: fatigue after delivery; F4: breastfeeding; and F5: relationship with the caregivers. The PDPSI demonstrated good internal consistency. Moreover, confirmatory factor analysis produced excellent indices, indicating that the complexity of the PDPSI was taken into account and its fit to the sample. The discriminant analysis showed that the PDPSI was not sensitive to specific changes in the sample making the inventory generalizable to other populations. Predictive validity showed that the scale significantly predicted depression and anxiety in the early postpartum period as well as anxiety six weeks postpartum. Overall, the PDPSI showed excellent psychometric qualities, making it a useful tool for future research-evaluating interventions related to perceived stress during the postpartum period.
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- 2013
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