{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Riera-Martin A"],"funding":["General Sub-Directorate for Evaluation and Promotion of Research","European Regional Development Fund"],"pagination":["e18015"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11468896"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Becoming a mother is a very important process because of the impact it can have on women and their families. Currently, there is no validated questionnaire that evaluates the process of becoming a mother in the Spanish population. Moreover, no consistent results have been obtained to identify significant differences between primiparous and multiparous mothers.<h4>Aim</h4>(1) Linguistic and metric validation of the Being a Mother scale (BaM-13) in the Spanish population, (2) analysis of possible differences between primiparous and multiparous mothers' experience of motherhood.<h4>Methods</h4>Instrumental design. In 2016-2017, a sample of 579 mothers with children between 6 and 11 months of age completed the Spanish version of BaM-13. The instrument was translated using forward and back translation. Construct validity, internal consistency, and criterion validity were empirically analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>Factorial analyses showed that the scale presented two adequate factors. Internal consistency of the global scale (<i>α</i> = 0.818, <i>ω</i> = 0.861), the Postnatal bonding factor (<i>α</i> = 0.773, <i>ω</i> = 0.784), and the Adult's experience factor (<i>α</i> = 0.710, <i>ω</i> = 0.721) was adequate. Significant associations were found with postpartum depression (<i>r</i> = 0.560), parental competence (<i>r</i> =  - 0.584) and postnatal bonding (<i>r</i> =  - 0.327). In terms of parity, primiparous mothers have greater difficulty in postnatal bonding, compared to multiparous mothers (<i>p</i> = 0.006).<h4>Conclusions</h4>The Spanish version of the BaM-13 scale is valid for measuring mothers' experience of motherhood in a wide range of domains. The findings of the study show the importance of considering parity in the experience of becoming a mother, highlighting the approach to postnatal bonding in primiparous mothers. Additionally, we underline that it should not be assumed that multiparous mothers experience fewer difficulties in their motherhood process."],"journal":["PeerJ"],"pubmed_title":["Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Being a Mother scale."],"pmcid":["PMC11468896"],"funding_grant_id":["PI14/01549"],"pubmed_authors":["Cormenzana S","Martinez-Pampliega A","Oliver-Roig A","Riera-Martin A","Richart-Martinez M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Being a Mother scale.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Becoming a mother is a very important process because of the impact it can have on women and their families. Currently, there is no validated questionnaire that evaluates the process of becoming a mother in the Spanish population. Moreover, no consistent results have been obtained to identify significant differences between primiparous and multiparous mothers.<h4>Aim</h4>(1) Linguistic and metric validation of the Being a Mother scale (BaM-13) in the Spanish population, (2) analysis of possible differences between primiparous and multiparous mothers' experience of motherhood.<h4>Methods</h4>Instrumental design. In 2016-2017, a sample of 579 mothers with children between 6 and 11 months of age completed the Spanish version of BaM-13. The instrument was translated using forward and back translation. Construct validity, internal consistency, and criterion validity were empirically analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>Factorial analyses showed that the scale presented two adequate factors. Internal consistency of the global scale (<i>α</i> = 0.818, <i>ω</i> = 0.861), the Postnatal bonding factor (<i>α</i> = 0.773, <i>ω</i> = 0.784), and the Adult's experience factor (<i>α</i> = 0.710, <i>ω</i> = 0.721) was adequate. Significant associations were found with postpartum depression (<i>r</i> = 0.560), parental competence (<i>r</i> =  - 0.584) and postnatal bonding (<i>r</i> =  - 0.327). In terms of parity, primiparous mothers have greater difficulty in postnatal bonding, compared to multiparous mothers (<i>p</i> = 0.006).<h4>Conclusions</h4>The Spanish version of the BaM-13 scale is valid for measuring mothers' experience of motherhood in a wide range of domains. The findings of the study show the importance of considering parity in the experience of becoming a mother, highlighting the approach to postnatal bonding in primiparous mothers. Additionally, we underline that it should not be assumed that multiparous mothers experience fewer difficulties in their motherhood process.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2026-06-07T07:43:30.56Z","creation":"2025-04-04T08:18:19.938Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11468896","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39399420"],"doi":["10.7717/peerj.18015"]}}