Psychometric properties of the Mexican version of the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale
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07/2015
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Pregnancy is the period for fetal development and growth. In parallel, for the mother is also a complex adaptation time, which in addition to experience physical changes, there is a greater awareness about their child that creates an affectively approach to his or her. The bond between mother and fetus helps to mitigate physical and emotional problems in this stage, preparing them for the future relationship between mother and child attachment. The objective in this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish translation of the MAAS. Reverse translation process was used in order to achieve a conceptual equivalence of the scale. The study included 169 pregnant women attending prenatal care. Exploratory factor analysis indicated two factors with 36.8% of the explained variance, along with 5 items that were removed. The total scale showed a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.694, Quality subscale obtained an alpha of .771 and .550 Preocupation subscale.
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prenatal maternal vinculation, psicometric properties, attachment
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Cranley, M. (1981). Development of a tool for the measurement of maternal attachment during pregnancy. Nursing Research, 30(5), 281-284. Recuperado de http://journals.lww.com/nursingresearchonline/Abstract/1981/09000/Development_of_a_Tool_for_the_Measurement_of.8.aspx
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Enríquez, A., Padilla, P. & Montilla, I. (2008). Apego, vinculación temprana y psicopatología en la primera infancia. Informaciones psiquiátricas, 3(193), 249-292. Recuperado de http://www.revistahospitalarias.org/info_2008/03_193_03.htm
Hart, R. & McMahon, C. (2006). Mood state and psychological adjustment to pregnancy. Archives of Women´s Mental Health, 9(6), 329-337. doi:10.1007/s00737-006-0141-0
Hesse, E. (1996). Discourse, Memory, And The Adult Attachment Interview: A Note With Emphasis On The Emerging Cannot Classify Category. Infant Mental Health Journal, 17(1), 4-11. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0355(199621)17:1<4::AID-IMHJ1>3.0.CO;2-S
Ilicali, E. & Fisek, G. (2004). Maternal representations during pregnancy and early motherhood. Infant Mental Health Journal, 25(1), 16-27. doi:10.1002/imhj.10082
Masson, T. (2005). Cross-cultural instrument translation: Assessment, translation and statistical applications. American Annals of the Deaf, 150(1), 67-72. doi:10.1353/aad.2005.0020
Nunnally, J. & Bernstein, I. (1994). Psychometric theory. New York: McGraw Hill.
Ossa, X., Bustos, L. & Fernandez, L. (2012). Prenatal attachment and associated factors during the third trimester of pregnancy in Temuco, Chile. Midwifery, 28(5), e689-e696. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2011.08.015
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Smeekens, S., Riksen-Walraven, J. & Van Bakel, H. (2007). Multiple Determinants of Externalizing Behavior in 5-Year-Olds: A Longitudinal Model. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 35(3), 347-361. doi:10.1007/s10802-006-9095-y
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Winnicott, D. (1958). Collected Papers: Through pediatrics to psychoanalysis. New York: Basic Book.