Development and validation of the Fertility Anxiety Scale for Chinese Women: a tool for clinical and policy applications.

IF 2 3区医学 Q2 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Pub Date : 2025-09-27 Epub Date: 2025-08-25 DOI:10.1080/0167482X.2025.2544707

Yiqing He, Noor Eshah Tom Abdul Wahab, Haslina Muhamad

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Abstract

Background: With rapid social changes and evolving fertility policies in China, women experience significant fertility anxiety. However, existing tools focus on a single dimension, lacking a comprehensive measure tailored to Chinese women.

Methods: Based on cost-utility theory, policy cycle theory, social support theory, gender role theory, and conservation of resources theory, this study developed and validated the Fertility Anxiety Scale for Chinese Women (FAS-CW) through qualitative interviews and surveys.

Results: The scale, comprising cognitive and emotional anxiety, demonstrates strong reliability and validity.

Conclusion: The FAS-CW provides a reliable tool for assessing fertility anxiety among Chinese women and contributes to the understanding of its multidimensional structure.

Implications: The scale can support clinical practice by helping identify high-anxiety individuals and guide policy evaluation related to fertility and childcare. It also provides a basis for comparative research in other low-fertility contexts.

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中国妇女生育焦虑量表的开发与验证：一个临床和政策应用的工具。

背景：随着中国社会的快速变化和生育政策的不断演变，女性出现了明显的生育焦虑。然而，现有的工具侧重于单一维度，缺乏为中国女性量身定制的综合措施。方法：基于成本效用理论、政策周期理论、社会支持理论、性别角色理论和资源保护理论，通过质性访谈和问卷调查，编制并验证了《中国妇女生育焦虑量表》。结果：量表包括认知焦虑和情绪焦虑，具有较强的信度和效度。结论：FAS-CW为评估中国妇女生育焦虑提供了可靠的工具，有助于了解其多维结构。意义：该量表可以帮助识别高焦虑个体，并指导生育和育儿相关政策的评估，为临床实践提供支持。它也为在其他低生育率情况下进行比较研究提供了基础。

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Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 医学-妇产科学

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6.10

自引率

3.20%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology was founded in 1982 in order to provide a scientific forum for obstetricians, gynecologists, psychiatrists and psychologists, academic health professionals as well as for all those who are interested in the psychosocial and psychosomatic aspects of women’s health. Another of its aims is to stimulate obstetricians and gynecologists to pay more attention to this very important facet of their profession.