Validation and psychometric testing of the Chinese version of the prenatal body image questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The body image during pregnancy potentially affects both short- and long-term maternal and child health outcomes, including pregnancy mood, postpartum weight recovery, and the quality of mother-child interactions. However, research on the impact of body changes during pregnancy in the Chinese population is scarce. A comprehensive, practical, and reliable tool for assessing pregnant women is needed to detect, intervene in, and implement the reduction of physical dissatisfaction risk. This study translated the Prenatal Body Image Questionnaire (PBIQ) into the Chinese version (PBIQ-C) to assess the body image of pregnant women and evaluated its reliability and validity.

Methods

An improved Brislin translation model was used for the translation. A panel of experts det

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature