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

M.G.B.M. Boekhorst; A. Beerthuizen; M.J.M. Van Son; V. Bergink; V.J.M.  Pop

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

M.G.B.M. Boekhorst, A. Beerthuizen, M.J.M. Van Son, V. Bergink, V.J.M. Pop

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	215–219
Number of pages	5
Journal	Archives of Women's Mental Health
Volume	23
Early online date	2 May 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-019-00974-4
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Delivery
Maternal distress
Negative affect
Pregnant women
Test-retest reliability
Validity

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