Abstract
The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a theoretically anchored and easy to administer multi-dimensional measure of the birth satisfaction construct. The use of the BSS-R Internationally has led to an increasing number of translation and validation studies being conducted. An important consideration for any validation/translation study of the measure concerns sample size.
Highlights
The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a theoretically anchored and easy to administer multidimensional measure of the birth satisfaction construct
The current investigation sought to determine the minimum sample size required for translation/adaptation/validation study of the BSS-R based on the factor structure of the BSS-R from the original BSS-R development and validation study [3] using Monte Carlo simulation methods
It is recommended that future validation studies on the BSS-R subscribe to this as a minimum sample size in order to avoid type 1 error
Summary
The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a theoretically anchored and easy to administer multidimensional measure of the birth satisfaction construct. An important consideration for any validation/translation study of the measure concerns sample size. Rooted in a theoretically robust model of birth satisfaction based on an extensive thematic review of the literature, the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS) was developed by Hollins Martin and Fleming [1] as a multidimensional measure comprising birth satisfaction sub-scale domains of (i) Stress, (ii) Quality of care and (iii) Women’s attributes. A psychometrically robust short-form (10-item) version comprising the same structure (three correlated sub-scale domains) was developed by Hollins Martin and Martin [3]. This revised version of the scale (BSS-R) uses the same Likert scoring format as the BSS and BSS-R scores can be derived from both 30-item and 10-item versions [3].
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