Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Fertility Problem Inventory (FPI) in a sample of infertile women undergoing fertility treatment

dc.contributor.author	Γουρουντή, Κλεάνθη	el
dc.contributor.author	Αναγνωστόπουλος, Φώτιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Βασλαματζής, Γρηγόριος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-17T17:24:23Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-17
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/10607
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.midwiferyjournal.com/	en
dc.subject	Gynecology
dc.subject	Midwifery
dc.subject	Validation
dc.subject	Translation
dc.subject	Fertility-related stress
dc.subject	Fertility problem inventory
dc.subject	Validity
dc.subject	Reliability
dc.subject	Factor structure
dc.subject	Γυναικολογία
dc.subject	Μαιευτική
dc.subject	Επικύρωση
dc.subject	Μετάφραση
dc.subject	Στρες συσχετιζόμενο με τη γονιμότητα
dc.subject	Πρόβλημα απογραφής γονιμότητας
dc.subject	Εγκυρότητα
dc.subject	Αξιοπιστία
dc.subject	Κατασκευή παραγόντων
dc.title	Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Fertility Problem Inventory (FPI) in a sample of infertile women undergoing fertility treatment	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Psychology
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Ψυχολογία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/15790-5
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ψυχολογία
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058092
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96006072
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2010.02.007
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
heal.access	forever
heal.recordProvider	Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Μαιευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2011
heal.bibliographicCitation	Gourounti, K., Anagnostopoulos, F. and Vaslamatzis, G. (2011) Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Fertility Problem Inventory in a sample of infertile women undergoing fertility treatment. "Midwifery", 27 (5), p. 660-667. Available from: http://www.midwiferyjournal.com/article/S0266-6138%2810%2900026-4/abstract [Accessed: 17/05/2015].	en
heal.abstract	Objective: to examine the psychometric properties of the Fertility Problem Inventory (FPI) originally developed by Newton et al. (1999); as there are no data concerning the factorial structure of the FPI, a special focus is placed on construct validity through factor analysis. Setting: public hospital in Athens, Greece. Design: a cross-sectional study. Participants: 108 women undergoing fertility treatment with in-vitro fertilisation. Methods: the FPI was ‘forward–backward’ translated from English to Greek. The translated instrument was then administered to a set of infertile women for pilot testing. Principal axis factoring with promax rotation was used to test the factor structure of the FPI. Measures of anxiety State Trait Anxiety Inventory, depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies—Depression Scale) and mood states Profile of Mood States were used to assess the convergent validity of the FPI. Cronbach’s α was used to measure internal consistency of the FPI scales. Findings: exploratory factor analysis suggested four factors. The majority of relationship and sexual concern items grouped into one solid factor, named ‘spousal concern’. The original scales of social concern, need for parenthood and rejection of childfree lifestyle were reproduced after rearranging nine cross-loading items. Construct validity was confirmed by computing correlations between the derived FPI scales and conceptually similar constructions of anxiety, depression and mood states. Internal consistency reliability was satisfactory. Conclusion: the FPI was found to have a relatively stable factor structure and satisfactory reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity. The FPI may enable researchers and clinicians to apply a reliable measure that focuses on various/many dimensions of infertility-related stress.	en
heal.publisher	Bick, Debra	en
heal.journalName	Midwifery	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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