Postpartum specific anxiety in a French population: Validation of the French version of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale [PSAS-FR]

Infante-Gil, L ORCID: 0000-0002-8028-3754, Silverio, SA ORCID: 0000-0001-7177-3471, Fallon, V ORCID: 0000-0002-7350-2568 and Wendland, J ORCID: 0000-0003-3074-0256 (2021) Postpartum specific anxiety in a French population: Validation of the French version of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale [PSAS-FR]. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 58 (1). pp. 418-428. ISSN 0031-5990

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to validate the Postpartum-Specific-Anxiety-Scale (PSAS) as a French-language instrument, which assesses maternal and infant-related anxieties during the postpartum period. Design and Methods: The methodology included six stages: preliminary French translation; selection of most articulate items and back-translation; rectification of discrepancies; pilot study (n = 257); reliability and validity studies (n = 258; n = 874); and test–retest reliability study (n = 231). Findings: The PSAS-FR demonstrated good acceptability, high internal consistency of the global scale (Cronbach's α = 0.93), and each of the factors; along with good validity, and test–retest reliability. The receiver operating characteristic analysis suggested a satisfactory screening tool. Practice Implications: The PSAS-FR appears to be a valid and reliable tool to screen for postpartum anxieties in the French-speaking population.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans; Pilot Projects; Reproducibility of Results; Language; Anxiety; Psychometrics; Postpartum Period; Female; Surveys and Questionnaires; anxiety; maternal mental health; postpartum; psychometrics; scale development; Anxiety; Female; Humans; Language; Pilot Projects; Postpartum Period; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; 1110 Nursing; Nursing
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Divisions:	Psychology (from Sep 2019)
Publisher:	Wiley
Date of acceptance:	8 March 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access:	5 December 2022
Date Deposited:	05 Dec 2022 11:48
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2025 12:00
DOI or ID number:	10.1111/ppc.12808
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18266

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