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

Myrthe G.B.M. Boekhorst; Annemerle Beerthuizen; Maarten Van Son; Veerle Bergink; Victor J.M. Pop

doi:10.1007/s00737-019-00974-4

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

Myrthe G.B.M. Boekhorst, Annemerle Beerthuizen, Maarten Van Son, Veerle Bergink, Victor 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
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-019-00974-4
State	Published - 1 Apr 2020

Keywords

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

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