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Ana Maria Linares1, Lynne Hall, Kristin Ashford
1College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, USA.
Background And Purpose:
The Hispanic population is the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. There is a lack of validated health-related tools culturally and linguistically appropriate. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Autonomy and Relatedness Inventory-Spanish version (ARI-S).
Methods:
We recruited a convenience sample of 100 pregnant Hispanic women.
Results:
Cronbach's alpha for the ARI-S total scale was .92. Factor analysis yielded a similar factor structure as reported with the ARI-English version. As hypothesized, the ARI-S was inversely correlated with depressive symptoms and positively correlated with social support.
Conclusions:
ARI-S provides a psychometrically sound method for measuring the quality of intimate relationships. This is particularly important considering the limited inclusion of Hispanic women in current research.
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