Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

Background and Objective: Although pregnancy is a pleasant period for women, physiological changes during this period can cause mental instability. The effect of the mental status of the mother on maternal and fetal outcome is an important issue in mental health during pregnancy. The assessment tool of pregnancy experience is able to study happiness and concern status in pregnant women. This research investigated the psychometric properties of Persian version of the Pregnancy Experience Scale.

Materials and Methods:This is a discriptive study carried out in 2015. The original version of the Pregnancy Experience Scale – Brief Version is English that was translated into Persian after receiving permission from the tool designer and translating it using return method. Persian final version was completed by 244 eligible women in Shiraz. Questionnaire’s reliability was determined using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and test-retest. Exploratory factor analysis was used to assess the construct validity.

Results: In order to determine the reliability, total Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.714 and intra-class correlation 0.721, which both showed appropriate reliability of the Persian version tool. Exploratory factor analysis confirmed two-factor structure of the questionnaire. KMO test showed the adequacy of the sample size that was calculated as 0.753 which was at an acceptable level and Bartlett's sphericity test was statistically significant.

Conclusion: The findings showed that Persian version of Pregnancy Experience Scale – Brief Version has efficient validity and reliability. It can be used as an appropriate tool for evaluating happiness and concerns of the pregnant women in Iran.

Key words: Pregnancy experience, Concern, Happiness, Questionnaire.

Funding: None funded.

Conflict of interest: None declared.

Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences approved the study.

How to cite this article: Ebadi A, Karamian N, Hajifoghaha M. Psychometric Properties and Validation of the Persian Translation of the Pregnancy Experience Scale – Brief Version (PES). J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2017; 15(9): 809-20. [Farsi]