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Psychometric Properties of Maternal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire in a Population of Iranian Mothers

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Self-efficacy is an important indicator of a woman’s successful transition to her maternal role and an important predictor of a mother’s infant care behavior. This study aimed to evaluate the validity of the maternal self-efficacy scale in Iranian mothers. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 437 newly delivered mothers who were referred to health care centers in Bonab, Iran. A simple random sampling was performed. The research instrument included maternal self-efficacy. Translation validity was performed using the forward and backward translation method. Content validity was determined in qualitative (assessment of experts’ opinions) and quantitative areas using the content validity ratio (CVR) and Content Validity Index (CVI). Face validity was determined on 30 newly delivered mothers. To determine the construct validity, exploratory factor analysis was used. The reliability was determined in terms of reproducibility via Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) by test–retest and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha). CVI and CVR were 0.91 and 0.94 respectively. Further, the reliability was approved both in terms of reproducibility (ICC = 0.98) and internal consistency (α = 0.89). Construct validity was confirmed using exploratory factor analysis (KMO = 0.90, Bartlett’s test p < 0.001) for the scale. The findings supported the validity and reliability of the research instrument. Therefore, it is recommended that the instrument can be used in both clinical practice and research.

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Acknowledgments

This study was approved and financed by Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. We are very thankful to the health deputy of the university, all employees of healthcare centers in Bonab and all mothers who participated in this study.

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  1. Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Midwifery Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Mojgan Mirghafourvand & Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi

  2. Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Research Center of Social Determinants of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi

  3. Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi

  4. Student’s Research Committee, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Fahimeh Fathi

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Mirghafourvand, M., Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, S., Asghari Jafarabadi, M. et al. Psychometric Properties of Maternal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire in a Population of Iranian Mothers. J Child Fam Stud 25, 2966–2971 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0470-1

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