TY - JOUR
T1 - FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH: A CONTRIBUTION
TO THE VALIDATION OF THE ITALIAN VERSION OF THE WIJMA DELIVERY EXPECTANCY/EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE
(WDEQ)
AU - Fenaroli, Valentina
AU - Saita, Emanuela
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This work tests the psychometric features of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (WDEQ), a self-report instrument that measures the fear of childbirth, in an Italian sample.
To 522 Italian primiparous women attending antenatal classes, the following assessments were administered: Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (Wijma et al., 1998), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Pedrabissi & Santinello, 1996; Spielberger et al., 1984 ), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (Cox et al., 1987; Benvenuti et al., 1999), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Dazzi et al., 2004; Eysenck & Eysenck, 1991).
The WDEQ shows good psychometric properties even regarding the Italian primiparous population, but the analyses suggest a reduction in the number of items. The factorial structure identified both in the pre-natal (WDEQ-A) and the post-partum (WDEQ-B) version consists of three factors: fear, negative feelings and lack of confidence. The questionnaire measures expectations (WDEQ-A) and personal experience (WDEQ-B) of childbirth. The fear represents a specific dimension of the scale.
AB - This work tests the psychometric features of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (WDEQ), a self-report instrument that measures the fear of childbirth, in an Italian sample.
To 522 Italian primiparous women attending antenatal classes, the following assessments were administered: Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (Wijma et al., 1998), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Pedrabissi & Santinello, 1996; Spielberger et al., 1984 ), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (Cox et al., 1987; Benvenuti et al., 1999), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Dazzi et al., 2004; Eysenck & Eysenck, 1991).
The WDEQ shows good psychometric properties even regarding the Italian primiparous population, but the analyses suggest a reduction in the number of items. The factorial structure identified both in the pre-natal (WDEQ-A) and the post-partum (WDEQ-B) version consists of three factors: fear, negative feelings and lack of confidence. The questionnaire measures expectations (WDEQ-A) and personal experience (WDEQ-B) of childbirth. The fear represents a specific dimension of the scale.
KW - Experience of childbirth
KW - Fear of childbirth
KW - Experience of childbirth
KW - Fear of childbirth
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/60498
U2 - 10.4473/TPM20.2.3
DO - 10.4473/TPM20.2.3
M3 - Article
SN - 1972-6325
VL - 20
SP - 131
EP - 154
JO - TPM. TESTING, PSYCHOMETRICS, METHODOLOGY IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
JF - TPM. TESTING, PSYCHOMETRICS, METHODOLOGY IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
ER -