J Korean Acad Child Health Nurs.
2007 Jul;13(3):265-272.
Development of the Maternal-Fetal Interaction Belief Scale
- Affiliations
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- 1College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Korea. hankj@snu.ac.kr
Abstract
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop a Maternal-Fetal Interaction Belief Scale (MFIBS).
METHOD: The research design was a methodological study. The items generated for this scale were drawn from a comprehensive literature review. Content validity was established for the MFIBS. The 26-item scale was developed to measure the construct of the MFIBS during pregnancy and tested on 186 pregnant women.
RESULTS
The final tool consist of 20 items which were sorted into 6 factors by factor analysis. The factors were identified as 'influence of pregnancy (5 items)', 'ability of fetus (3 items)', 'maternal-fetal interaction behavior (3 items)', 'practice of taegyo (3 items)', 'ability of infant (3 items)', and 'taemong (3 items)'. The six factors explained 62.37% of the total variance in the MFIBS. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for internal consistency was .81 and the reliability of the subscales ranged from .60-.85 Guttman split-half coefficient was .66.
CONCLUSIONS
This scale proves to be a effective, useful tool and suitable in Korean women for measuring the Maternal-Fetal Interaction Belief. Future studies are required for further refinement of the scale.
