University of Coimbra, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal.
University of Coimbra, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal.
Midwifery. 2022 Feb;105:103240. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2021.103240. Epub 2021 Dec 23.
The aim of this study was to investigate the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Perceived Maternal Parenting Self-Efficacy (PMPS-E) Scale among Portuguese postpartum women.
Quantitative cross-sectional study.
Data were collected through an online survey placed on social media websites targeting Portuguese adult women in the postpartum period (0-12 months after delivery).
The total sample consisted of 893 participants who gave birth after 37 weeks of gestation.
After conducting exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, our results revealed that a correlated three-factor model yielded a significantly better fit to the data than the original four-factor model. High reliability was found for the total scale (α= 0.95) and for the three factors (α from 0.88 to 0.94). The PMPS-E presented significant and moderate to large correlations with other measures related to maternal self-efficacy. Participants who were multiparous, had older infants (>5 months old) and perceived their infant temperament as easy reported higher maternal parenting self-efficacy than those who were primiparous, had younger infants (≤5 months old) and perceived their infant temperament as difficult.
The results of this study showed that the European Portuguese version of the PMPS-E is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing maternal parenting self-efficacy among postpartum women.
The PMPS-E may be a valuable instrument to detect parenting self-efficacy difficulties among postpartum women and thus contribute to strategies to improve women's overall psychological adjustment to the postpartum period, with a possible impact on the mother-infant relationship.
本研究旨在调查葡萄牙产后女性对母亲育儿自我效能感（PMPS-E）量表的结构和心理测量特性。
定量横断面研究。
通过社交媒体网站在线调查收集数据，目标人群为葡萄牙产后（分娩后 0-12 个月）的成年女性。
总样本由 893 名孕 37 周后分娩的参与者组成。
经过探索性和验证性因素分析，我们的结果表明，相关的三因素模型比原始的四因素模型更符合数据。总量表（α=0.95）和三个因素（α 值从 0.88 到 0.94）的可靠性都很高。PMPS-E 与其他与母亲自我效能相关的测量指标呈显著且中等至高度相关。与初产妇、婴儿年龄较小（≤5 个月）和认为婴儿气质困难的产妇相比，多产妇、婴儿年龄较大（>5 个月）和认为婴儿气质容易的产妇报告的母亲育儿自我效能更高。
本研究结果表明，欧洲葡萄牙语版的 PMPS-E 是一种评估产后妇女母亲育儿自我效能的有效且可靠的工具。
PMPS-E 可能是一种有用的工具，可以发现产后妇女在育儿自我效能方面的困难，从而有助于制定策略来改善妇女对产后时期的整体心理适应，可能对母婴关系产生影响。
