
doi: 10.1037/tra0001407
pmid: 36689375
There is no evidence on the latent structure of symptoms of childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) in fathers and to date, no validated French instrument exists to measure CB-PTSD in partners, although the City Birth Trauma Scale (partner version) (City BiTS (P)) was developed to measure such CB-PTSD symptoms. This study aimed to validate the French version of the City BiTS-P (City BiTS-F (P)) in partners attending childbirth and to examine its factor structure, reliability, and validity.French-speaking fathers of 1-to-12-month-olds participated in this online cross-sectional survey (n = 280). They completed the City BiTS-F (P), the PTSD Checklist, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and the anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, as well as sociodemographic and medical items.The four-factor model did not fit well the data, contrary to the two-factor model with birth-related symptoms (BRS) and general symptoms (GS). However, the bifactor model with a general factor and the BRS and GS provided the best fit to the data. High reliability (α = .88-.89), and good convergent and divergent validity were found. Fathers with a history of traumatic childbirth reported higher total and subscale scores.Our findings provide evidence for the use of the City BiTS-F (P) as a reliable and validated tool to assess CB-PTSD symptoms in French-speaking partners. The use of the total score in addition to the BRS and GS subscale scores is warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Female; Pregnancy; Humans; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/diagnosis; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delivery, Obstetric, Cross-Sectional Studies, Psychometrics, Pregnancy, Humans, Reproducibility of Results, Female, Delivery, Obstetric
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Female; Pregnancy; Humans; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/diagnosis; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delivery, Obstetric, Cross-Sectional Studies, Psychometrics, Pregnancy, Humans, Reproducibility of Results, Female, Delivery, Obstetric
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