Department of Health and Social Studies, School of Midwifery, AP University of Applied Sciences, Noorderplaats 2, 2000, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp University, Universiteitsplein 1, 2600, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium.
Matern Child Health J. 2022 Oct;26(10):2050-2059. doi: 10.1007/s10995-022-03476-5. Epub 2022 Aug 8.
The Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (Brief-COPE) measures individuals' coping strategies. There is limited evidence on the psychometric properties of this measure in a perinatal population. The aim of this study is to explore the psychometric properties of the Brief COPE in pregnant and postpartum women.
The Dutch/Flemish version of the Brief-COPE was administrated in a sample of 754 antenatal (n = 432) and postpartum (n = 322) women living in Belgium. Exploratory factor analyses assessed the factor structure of the Brief-COPE and its convergent validity in an antenatal and postpartum sample. Cronbach's alpha was calculated for internal consistency reliability of the Brief-COPE items.
Exploratory factor analysis showed a five-factor antenatal model, presented by the subscales: (1) Active coping (α = 0.86), (2) Self-blame and Disengagement (α = 0.70), (3) Alcohol use (α = 0.96), (4) Humour (α = 0.79), and (5) Spirituality (α = 0.81). For the postpartum sample, a three-factor model emerged, presented by the subscales: (1) Active coping (α = 0.85), (2) Self-blame (α = 0.85) and (3) Spirituality (α = 0.74).
We observed differences and similarities in coping strategies between antenatal and postpartum women - information to be of merit for clinical practice and research. The Brief-COPE is a promising tool for the use of identifying women's coping strategies during pregnancy and the postpartum period, specifically for women in a similar cultural context as the women in this study, mainly in terms of antenatal alcohol use.
经历问题的简要应对取向（Brief-COPE）衡量个体的应对策略。在围产期人群中，该测量方法的心理测量特性的证据有限。本研究旨在探讨Brief COPE 在孕妇和产后妇女中的心理测量特性。
在比利时的 754 名产前（n=432）和产后（n=322）妇女中，对Brief-COPE 的荷兰/佛兰芒语版本进行了管理。探索性因素分析评估了产前和产后样本中Brief-COPE 的因素结构及其收敛效度。Cronbach's alpha 用于计算Brief-COPE 项目的内部一致性信度。
探索性因素分析显示，产前五因素模型由以下分量表组成：（1）积极应对（α=0.86）、（2）自责和脱离（α=0.70）、（3）饮酒（α=0.96）、（4）幽默（α=0.79）和（5）精神信仰（α=0.81）。对于产后样本，出现了三因素模型，由以下分量表组成：（1）积极应对（α=0.85）、（2）自责（α=0.85）和（3）精神信仰（α=0.74）。
我们观察到产前和产后妇女之间的应对策略存在差异和相似之处——这为临床实践和研究提供了有价值的信息。Brief-COPE 是一种很有前途的工具，可用于识别孕妇和产后妇女的应对策略，特别是对于与本研究中的妇女具有相似文化背景的妇女，主要是在产前饮酒方面。
