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The prenatal psychosocial profile: A research and clinical tool
Author(s) -
Curry Mary Ann,
Burton Deborah,
Fields Jonathan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199806)21:3<211::aid-nur4>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - psychosocial , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychotherapist
This report summarizes five studies of culturally diverse women who were administered the Prenatal Psychosocial Profile (PPP). These data from 3,444 rural and urban women of all childbearing ages support the validity and reliability of the PPP as a measure of stress, support from partner, and support from others. The self‐esteem scale is a valid and reliable measure for Caucasian and African American women. However, the cultural appropriateness of the self‐esteem scale for Native American women is questionable, and it is neither valid nor culturally appropriate for traditional Hispanic women. The mean scores for stress, partner support, and other support were similar for all groups except for scales expected to differ by sample groups. Thus, suggested cutoff scores should be useful for screening purposes. The PPP provides a brief, yet comprehensive profile that is accepted by participants and useful to researchers and clinicians. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Res Nurs Health 21:211–219, 1998