Validation of the Hebrew Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to perceived traumatic labour

Skvirsky, Vera; Taubman–Ben-Ari, Orit; Hollins Martin, Caroline J.; Martin, Colin R.

Abstract

Objective and background: The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a multi-dimensional measure which is recommended by international clinical guidelines for global use as the birth satisfaction outcome measure of choice. The current investigation sought to develop a Hebrew version of the BSS-R for use in the Jewish–Israeli context and examine the relationship between BSS-R domains and the perception of the experience of labour as traumatic.

Methods: Following review, translation, and back-translation for linguistic equivalence, a Hebrew version of the BSS-R (H-BSS-R) was prepared and psychometrically evaluated using key indices of validity and reliability. Complete multivariate normal data from 288 first-time Jewish Israeli mothers within two years after childbirth was entered into the analysis.

Results: The H-BSS-R was found to have a good fit to the BSS-R tridimensional measurement model, excellent internal consistency, divergent and known-group discriminant validity. Moreover, women who experienced their labour as traumatic had significantly lower H-BSS-R subscale scores than women who reported that their birth experience was non-traumatic.

Conclusion: The H-BSS-R is a robust and valid measure suitable for use with Jewish–Israeli women, as well as for investigating the relationship between traumatic labour and birth satisfaction.

Citation

Skvirsky, V., Taubman–Ben-Ari, O., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2020). Validation of the Hebrew Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to perceived traumatic labour. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 38(2), 214-220. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2019.1600666

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 18, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Apr 13, 2019
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Jul 17, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 14, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
• Print ISSN: 0264-6838
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-672X
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 214-220
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2019.1600666
• Keywords: Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (BSS-R), birth trauma, Israel, Hebrew, validation
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1965898
• Contract Date: Jul 17, 2019