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Cross-cultural invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): comparing UK and US samples
Ekaterina Burduli1, Celestina Barbosa-Leiker2, Susan Fleming3
1a Initiative for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH), Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine , Washington State University , Spokane , USA.
Objective:
This research sought to test the measurement invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) across United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) samples. Multiple-group measurement was tested and latent means analysis compared levels of birth satisfaction across the samples.
Method:
Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), data previously collected from 409 mothers (181 US mothers; 228 UK mothers) were used to examine the multiple-group measurement invariance of the BSS-R across US and UK samples.
Results:
A correlated factors BSS-R model demonstrated partial measurement invariance. US mothers had significantly lower birth satisfaction levels on the three BSS-R subscales.
Conclusions:
This research demonstrates that the BSS-R is a robust tool that can be used to reliably measure women's birth satisfaction within and across the US and UK.
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