Development and validation of the attitude towards Surrogacy Scale in a polish sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surrogacy is one of the options in reproductive medicine that raises a lot of ethical, legal and psychological controversy. Surveying attitudes toward surrogacy plays an important role in building awareness of this phenomenon in the society, which may help eliminate its stigma. In this study authors aimed to develop and validate a scale to assess the attitudes towards surrogacy.

Methods

In this study cross-sectional design was implemented. Development process of the Attitude towards Surrogacy Scale (ATSS) included items development based on literature reviews, other existing questionnaires, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and reliability analysis using internal consistence coefficients. A pilot study using adult members of the public was conducted after consul

SUBMITTER: Lutkiewicz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10239602 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature