Prenatal Psychosocial Profile: Validity and Reliability Study to Its Use in Turkey

Objective: This study was planned to test the statistical properties of the prenatal psychosocial profile assessment tool in Turkish sample and to examine its validity and reliability on healthy pregnant women. Methods: This reliability and validity study was conducted in the gynecology and obstetrics outpatient clinic of a training and research hospital with 440 healthy pregnant women between March and June 2017. Results: In the analysis performed for internal consistency in the Prenatal Psychosocial Profile (PPP) reliability study, Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient was found to be μ=.75 for the stress subscale, μ = .94 for the social support-partner subscale, μ = .96 for the social support-other people subscale, and μ= .80 for the self-esteem subscale. In the construct validity of the PPP-stress subscale, loads of all items except one item were found to be sufficient, and in the social support-partner, social support-other people, and self-esteem subscales, loads of all items were found to be sufficient. Conclusion: The Prenatal Psychosocial Profile-Turkish Version is a valid and reliable assessment tool that can be used to determine the psychosocial profile of women during pregnancy.

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Prenatal psychosocial profile, stress social support, self-esteem,

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