Development and psychometric properties of the maternal ambivalence scale in spanish women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

maternal ambivalence, which refers to experiencing mixed emotions about motherhood, like happiness and sadness, is frequent during the perinatal period.

Aim

Due to the relevance of this topic and the lack of psychometrically-sound instruments to measure it, this study aims to develop and test a measure of maternal ambivalence called the Maternal Ambivalence Scale (MAS).

Methods

in this cross-sectional, observational study, participants were 1424 Spanish women recruited online who were either pregnant (33%) or recent mothers of children under 2 years (67%). They responded to the MAS and measures of anxiety and depressive symptoms and life satisfaction. Analyses included exploratory and confirmatory factor solutions for the MAS, internal consistency estimates

SUBMITTER: Martin-Sanchez MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9356446 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature