Construct elaboration and validity of the Pregnancy Depression Risk Scale

Construct elaboration and validity of the Pregnancy Depression Risk Scale

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ABSTRACT Objectives: to elaborate and analyze the Pregnancy Depression Risk Scale psychometric properties.Methods: methodological research, in six steps: theoretical model empirical definition; elaboration of scale items with literature review; consultation with five professional health experts and 15 pregnant women; content validity with six experts; pre-test-semantic validity with 24 pregnant women; scale factor structure definition with 350 pregnant women; pilot study with 100 pregnant women, totaling 489 pregnant women turbo air m3f24-1-n and 11 experts.Data were analyzed animed aniflex complete by content analysis, exploratory factor analysis, multitrait-multimethod analysis and internal consistency.

Results: sixty-eight risk factors were identified for item formulation.The final version of the scale consisted of 24 items in five domains.The scale demonstrated satisfactory construct content, semantic, validity and reliability.

Conclusions: the scale proved to be valid in terms of content and semantics, with a factor structure defined according to the adopted theoretical model and satisfactory psychometric properties.