Botello-Hermosa Alicia, Escribano-Cubas Silvia, Guerra-Martín María Dolores, Del Rocío Santana-Berlanga Nicia, Cáceres-Matos Rocío
Research Group SEJ066, Women, Wellbeing and Citizens, 41930 Bormujos, Spain.
Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, 6 Avenzoar ST, 41009 Seville, Spain.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Sep 13;12(18):1836. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12181836.
Menstruation remains surrounded by taboo and symbolic violence for many adolescents and young women today, and it is urgent to identify existing stereotypes. The objective was to validate a Spanish-language instrument to assess perceptions, false beliefs, gender stereotypes, fears, and taboos surrounding menstruation in nursing women's studies. A cross-sectional study for psychometric validation of the METCON© scale (22 item version) was assessed in a cohort of 401 female nursing university students (2016-2019), assessing the psychometric properties in terms of internal consistency and structural validity. Furthermore, an invariance analysis was conducted to discern structural disparities before and after studying the subject of gender and health. The METCON© scale showed acceptable internal consistency scores measured by Cronbach's alpha. Exploratory factor analysis indicated a structure of six factors which explained 60.50% of the total variance with a total of 19 items. Reliability analysis indicated adequate internal consistency (α = 0.613). Confirmatory factor analysis showed adequate values, confirming this structure. The invariance analyses identified that the structure remained adequate when evaluated before and after studying the subject of gender and health. Once validated, this instrument could serve as a valid and reliable tool for comprehensively examining perceptions, beliefs, and myths surrounding menstruation, addressing not only biological but also social and cultural aspects.
如今，对于许多青少年和年轻女性来说，月经仍然被禁忌和象征性暴力所笼罩，因此识别现存的刻板印象迫在眉睫。目的是验证一种西班牙语工具，以评估护理学女性研究中围绕月经的认知、错误观念、性别刻板印象、恐惧和禁忌。在401名女性护理专业大学生（2016 - 2019年）队列中，对METCON©量表（22项版本）进行了心理测量学验证的横断面研究，从内部一致性和结构效度方面评估心理测量学特性。此外，进行了不变性分析，以辨别在学习性别与健康主题前后的结构差异。METCON©量表显示，通过克朗巴哈系数测量的内部一致性得分可接受。探索性因素分析表明有一个六因素结构，共19项，解释了总方差的60.50%。可靠性分析表明内部一致性充足（α = 0.613）。验证性因素分析显示值合适，证实了该结构。不变性分析确定，在学习性别与健康主题前后进行评估时，该结构仍然合适。一旦得到验证，该工具可作为一个有效且可靠的工具，用于全面检查围绕月经的认知、观念和神话，不仅涉及生物学方面，还涉及社会和文化方面。
