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The development and validation of the Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS)
Daisy Gemayel1, Karl K K Wiener1, Anthony Saliba1
1Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia.
A new scale, the Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS), was developed to assess fathers' emotional well-being precursors during the perinatal period. The MPPS demonstrates adequate content validity and reliability for identifying at-risk fathers.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Perinatal Health
- Measurement Development
Background:
- Limited screening tools exist for fathers' perinatal emotional well-being.
- Existing measures focus on clinical symptoms, not precursors.
- A paternal perinatal conceptual framework guided development.
Purpose of the Study:
- Develop and validate the Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS).
- Identify precursors impacting fathers' emotional well-being.
- Create antenatal and postnatal versions of the scale.
Main Methods:
- Item development from literature and qualitative data.
- Content validity analysis (qualitative and quantitative judgment).
- Inter-rater reliability assessment.
- Exploratory factor analysis.
Main Results:
- Developed antenatal (75 items, 11 precursors) and postnatal (103 items, 13 precursors) MPPS versions.
- High Content Validity Index (CVI) for clarity and relevance (antenatal: .95/.99; postnatal: .98/.93).
- Acceptable inter-rater reliability (AC2 = .67) and internal consistency.
- Factor analysis supported construct validity for both versions.
Conclusions:
- The MPPS demonstrates adequate content validity and inter-rater reliability.
- The scale effectively characterizes antecedents of emotional well-being in fathers.
- MPPS can identify fathers at risk for poor emotional well-being antenatally and postnatally.
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