Adaptation of Hung Postpartum Stress Scale in Urdu Language

Authors

  • Sehrish Wazir Lecturer, Department of Applied Psychology, Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8561-4754
  • Saba Bashir Lecturer, Department of Applied Psychology, Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8844-3261
  • Sidra Sattar MSc Scholar, Department of Applied Psychology, Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52053/jpap.v4i2.169

Keywords:

Convergent Validity, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Face Validity, Hung Postpartum Stress Scale, Postpartum Mothers, Test-retest Reliability

Abstract

Postpartum period is one of the sensitive period in any women’s life. As Hung Postpartum Stress Scale is the effective scale that measures level of stress in postpartum mothers. So, the study was conducted to translate and adapt this scale for Pakistani population. The aim was to translate this stress scale into Urdu language and to establish its psychometric properties. 343 postpartum mothers from government hospitals of Bahawalpur were studied for this purpose. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted and validity was measured. Test-retest reliability analysis was conducted which shows high value of reliability of the translated version. The reliability value is .90 which is considered as ideal value. In order to establish the validity, convergent validity and face validity analyses were conducted. Their results also support the acceptable validity of the translated version. This adapted version is easy to use for those who can speak and understand Urdu.

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2023-06-30

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Wazir, S. ., Bashir, S. ., & Sattar, S. . (2023). Adaptation of Hung Postpartum Stress Scale in Urdu Language. Journal of Professional & Applied Psychology, 4(2), 190–199. https://doi.org/10.52053/jpap.v4i2.169

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