The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF): German Translation and Psychometric Assessment.

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Journal of Human Lactation Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-03 DOI:10.1177/08903344241254108

Linda Maurer, Anna Schultz, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Rainer W Alexandrowicz, Karen McQueen

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Abstract

Background: German-speaking mothers have breastfeeding rates below the international breastfeeding recommendations. Previous research has found that breastfeeding self-efficacy is an important and modifiable predictor of breastfeeding outcomes, thus improving breastfeeding rates. The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF) is used in many countries to assess maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy. This instrument has not been available in German.

Research aims: To translate the BSES-SF into German and assess its psychometric properties among breastfeeding mothers up to 12 weeks postpartum.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted online with 355 breastfeeding mothers recruited from breastfeeding groups through Facebook. The BSES-SF was translated into German using forward and back-translation. To test reliability, item-total characteristics, including Cronbach's alpha, were examined. We used principal component analysis, as well as known-groups comparisons for evaluating construct validity, and examined the relationship between breastfeeding self-efficacy and demographic variables.

Results: The mean age of participants was 32.4 years (SD = 4.32). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was .88 and corrected item-total correlations ranged between .37 and .73. Principal components analysis yielded one component with factor loadings >.40 and an eigenvalue of 5.62, which explained 40% of the total variance. In addition, known group comparisons provided further evidence for construct validity. There was no significant difference in BSES-SF scores in terms of demographic and obstetrics characteristics.

Conclusion: Our results provide evidence that the German version of the BSES-SF is a reliable and valid tool for measuring breastfeeding self-efficacy among mothers in German-speaking countries.

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母乳喂养自我效能感量表-简表（BSES-SF）：德语翻译和心理测量学评估。

背景介绍德语母亲的母乳喂养率低于国际母乳喂养建议。以往的研究发现，母乳喂养自我效能感是预测母乳喂养结果的一个重要且可调节的因素，从而可提高母乳喂养率。许多国家都使用母乳喂养自我效能感量表-简表（BSES-SF）来评估产妇的母乳喂养自我效能感。该工具还没有德语版本：研究目的：将 BSES-SF 翻译成德语，并对产后 12 周内的母乳喂养母亲的心理测量特性进行评估：这项横断面研究通过 Facebook 从母乳喂养群组中招募了 355 名母乳喂养的母亲。采用正译和反译的方法将 BSES-SF 翻译成德语。为了测试可靠性，我们研究了项目总特征，包括 Cronbach's alpha。我们使用了主成分分析和已知组比较来评估构建有效性，并研究了母乳喂养自我效能感与人口统计学变量之间的关系：参与者的平均年龄为 32.4 岁（SD = 4.32）。Cronbach's alpha 系数为 0.88，校正后的项目-总相关系数介于 0.37 和 0.73 之间。主成分分析得出的一个成分的因子载荷大于 0.40，特征值为 5.62，解释了总方差的 40%。此外，已知组别比较进一步证明了建构效度。在人口统计学和产科特征方面，BSES-SF 的得分没有明显差异：我们的研究结果证明，德语版 BSES-SF 是测量德语国家母亲母乳喂养自我效能感的可靠有效工具。

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Journal of Human Lactation 医学-妇产科学

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

11.50%

发文量

100

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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