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Minoor Lamyian
Tarbiat Modares University
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Background Postpartum maternal functioning has the potential to affect the quality of interaction between mother and child. A proper assessment of maternal functioning requires a comprehensive and accurate tool. The objective of this study was to prepare a Persian version of the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning (BIMF) and evaluate its psychometric properties in order to determine its applicability in Iranian mothers.
Methods The BIMF was translated into Persian and then culturally adapted for Iranian women. After evaluating face and content validity, a cross-sectional study was conducted using the Persian version of BIMF. The data was collected from two unique groups of 250 mothers (in all 500 mothers); the women had infants who were 2 to 12-months old and were selected using a two-stage cluster sampling method. Factor analysis, Pearson’s correlation, intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC), composite reliability (CR) and Cronbach’s alpha were employed in order to evaluate structural validity and reliability.
Results Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a five-factor structure consisting of 20 items. Subsequently, confirmatory factor analysis (X ²/ df= 1.61, RMSEA = 0.050, GFI = 0.91, CFI = 0.91) confirmed that the Persian version had satisfactory goodness of fit. Reliability and internal consistency were confirmed with a CR of 0.77, an ICC of 0.87 and a Cronbach's alpha of 0.81.
Conclusions The findings indicated that the Persian version of the BIMF is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing maternal functioning among Iranian mothers.
Keywords
Psychometrics, Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning, Maternal Health, Postpartum Functioning, Postpartum Mental Health
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Minoor Lamyian
Tarbiat Modares University
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Posted 12 Nov, 2020
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Editorial decision: Minor revision
On 20 Dec, 2020
Review #2 received
Received 13 Dec, 2020
Review #3 received
Received 13 Dec, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 29 Nov, 2020
Reviewer #3 agreed
On 24 Nov, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 23 Nov, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 08 Nov, 2020
Editor assigned
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Reviewers invited
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Background Postpartum maternal functioning has the potential to affect the quality of interaction between mother and child. A proper assessment of maternal functioning requires a comprehensive and accurate tool. The objective of this study was to prepare a Persian version of the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning (BIMF) and evaluate its psychometric properties in order to determine its applicability in Iranian mothers.
Methods The BIMF was translated into Persian and then culturally adapted for Iranian women. After evaluating face and content validity, a cross-sectional study was conducted using the Persian version of BIMF. The data was collected from two unique groups of 250 mothers (in all 500 mothers); the women had infants who were 2 to 12-months old and were selected using a two-stage cluster sampling method. Factor analysis, Pearson’s correlation, intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC), composite reliability (CR) and Cronbach’s alpha were employed in order to evaluate structural validity and reliability.
Results Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a five-factor structure consisting of 20 items. Subsequently, confirmatory factor analysis (X ²/ df= 1.61, RMSEA = 0.050, GFI = 0.91, CFI = 0.91) confirmed that the Persian version had satisfactory goodness of fit. Reliability and internal consistency were confirmed with a CR of 0.77, an ICC of 0.87 and a Cronbach's alpha of 0.81.
Conclusions The findings indicated that the Persian version of the BIMF is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing maternal functioning among Iranian mothers.
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