Psychometric testing of the Chinese version of the Perinatal Infant Care Social Support tool: a methodological study
- Author:
Feiyan YI
1
;
Sukhee AHN
;
Miyeon PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From: Women’s Health Nursing 2024;30(2):128-139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Purpose:This study aimed to translate the Perinatal Infant Care Social Support (PICSS) instrument into Chinese and to verify the reliability and validity of the translated version.
Methods:This study used a cross-sectional design to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the PICSS (C-PICSS). A cohort of 150 first-time mothers in China participated, attending hospital follow-up care at 6 weeks postpartum. Data were collected after obtaining informed consent from the mothers.
Results:The majority of mothers were aged between 20 and 29 years, with a mean age of 26.25 (±3.90) years. An item analysis of the 19 items in the C-PICSS showed that all items had an item-total score correlation above 0.2. This resulted in a Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value of 0.92 and a significant Bartlett’s test of sphericity (χ2=1,778.65, p<.001), confirming the suitability of the data for factor analysis. Correlation analyses revealed a strong positive relationship between infant care social support and general social support (r=.62, p<.001), and a negative relationship between infant care social support and postpartum depression (r=–. 38, p<.001). Higher scores for infant care social support were associated with reporting positive relationships with their husbands (t=3.72, p<.001) and high levels of spousal involvement (t=4.09, p<.001). In terms of structural support, spouses were identified as the primary source.
Conclusion:The research results indicate that C-PICSS is reliable and valid as an indicator of social support for infant care among Chinese mothers.
