The German W-DEQ version B—Factor structure and prediction of posttraumatic stress symptoms six weeks and one year after childbirth

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ID15217526
AuthorsJulia König (0000-0002-6267-337X, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume40
Issue5
Pages581-596
Publication date2019-03-22
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2019.1583230
PMID30901296
OpenAlexW2949854831
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited22

The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire is a frequently used measure in the context of childbirth. There are two versions with identical items for use during pregnancy (version A, fear of childbirth) and postpartum (version B, subjective experience) respectively. The original authors report that the measure is unidimensional, but since, very different factor structures have been found with different language versions. In this study, I tested the previously found factor structures in a sample of 338 German new mothers with confirmatory factor analysis. As none showed an adequate fit, I conducted an exploratory factor analysis, which yielded six factors with satisfactory internal consistencies

Childbirth · Confirmatory factor analysis · Context (archaeology · Expectancy theory · Exploratory factor analysis · German · Pregnancy · Psychometrics · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Clinical Psychology · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Pregnancy-related medical research · Psychology · Social Psychology

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