Psychometric properties of 13-item versions of the maternal and paternal antenatal attachment scales in German
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Psychometric properties of 13-item versions of the maternal and paternal antenatal attachment scales in German. / Göbel, Ariane; Barkmann, Claus; Goletzke, Janina; Hecher, Kurt; Schulte-Markwort, Michael; Arck, Petra; Diemert, Anke; Mudra, Susanne.
in: J REPROD INFANT PSYC, Jahrgang 38, Nr. 4, 09.2020, S. 455-467.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Psychometric properties of 13-item versions of the maternal and paternal antenatal attachment scales in German
AU - Göbel, Ariane
AU - Barkmann, Claus
AU - Goletzke, Janina
AU - Hecher, Kurt
AU - Schulte-Markwort, Michael
AU - Arck, Petra
AU - Diemert, Anke
AU - Mudra, Susanne
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - Objective: To assess scale reliability and factorial validity of the Maternal and Paternal Antenatal Attachment Scale in a German sample. Background: Prenatal bonding to the child is an important aspect for parents and has been associated with the early parent-child relationship. The maternal and paternal versions of the Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS/PAAS) with the dimensions bonding quality and intensity are among the best-established questionnaires for parental-fetal bonding. However, a German translation of the PAAS and investigations of the factor structure of both MAAS and PAAS are still lacking. Method: 263 women and 128 men from Hamburg, Germany, were assessed during pregnancy (total sample N = 391). Results: Factor analyses did not support the original factor structures of both scales. Still, two factors equivalent to the original quality and intensity dimensions were identified. Scale reliability for the extracted factors was satisfying to good for both instruments. Conclusion: The revised 13-item versions for MAAS and PAAS are proposed as reliable and valuable measurements of parental-foetal bonding. The scales contribute to the cross-cultural comparison of research on maternal and paternal-foetal bonding. Identifying parents with bonding difficulties already prenatally can enable specific forms of support addressing the parent-child-relationship in the peripartum period. Abbreviations: Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS). Paternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (PAAS). confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Root Mean Squared Error of Approximation (RMSEA). Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR). Comparative Fit Index (CFI). Tucker Lewis Index (TLI). principal axis factoring (PAF). mean (M). standard deviation (SD). standard error (SE). item difficulty (Pi). Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value (KMO).
AB - Objective: To assess scale reliability and factorial validity of the Maternal and Paternal Antenatal Attachment Scale in a German sample. Background: Prenatal bonding to the child is an important aspect for parents and has been associated with the early parent-child relationship. The maternal and paternal versions of the Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS/PAAS) with the dimensions bonding quality and intensity are among the best-established questionnaires for parental-fetal bonding. However, a German translation of the PAAS and investigations of the factor structure of both MAAS and PAAS are still lacking. Method: 263 women and 128 men from Hamburg, Germany, were assessed during pregnancy (total sample N = 391). Results: Factor analyses did not support the original factor structures of both scales. Still, two factors equivalent to the original quality and intensity dimensions were identified. Scale reliability for the extracted factors was satisfying to good for both instruments. Conclusion: The revised 13-item versions for MAAS and PAAS are proposed as reliable and valuable measurements of parental-foetal bonding. The scales contribute to the cross-cultural comparison of research on maternal and paternal-foetal bonding. Identifying parents with bonding difficulties already prenatally can enable specific forms of support addressing the parent-child-relationship in the peripartum period. Abbreviations: Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS). Paternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (PAAS). confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Root Mean Squared Error of Approximation (RMSEA). Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR). Comparative Fit Index (CFI). Tucker Lewis Index (TLI). principal axis factoring (PAF). mean (M). standard deviation (SD). standard error (SE). item difficulty (Pi). Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value (KMO).
U2 - 10.1080/02646838.2019.1643833
DO - 10.1080/02646838.2019.1643833
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 31370689
VL - 38
SP - 455
EP - 467
JO - J REPROD INFANT PSYC
JF - J REPROD INFANT PSYC
SN - 0264-6838
IS - 4
ER -