| The Labour Agentry Scale: psychometric properties of an instrument measuring control during childbirth. | |
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PMID: 3671777 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Psychometric and field studies are reported concerning the development and assessment of the Labour Agentry Scale, an instrument measuring expectancies and experiences of personal control during childbirth. Factor analysis yielded evidence that it is a unifactorial scale, with factor loadings between 0.36 and 0.85. Dual-scaling techniques corroborated the results of factor analysis and provided evidence that few differences exist between antepartum and postpartum samples' responses to individual items. Field studies yielded evidence of an inverse relationship between anxiety and control, as well as evidence of construct validity. For example, subjects who had spontaneous, unmedicated births had the highest Labour Agentry Scale scores. |
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Authors:
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E D Hodnett; D A Simmons-Tropea |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Research in nursing & health Volume: 10 ISSN: 0160-6891 ISO Abbreviation: Res Nurs Health Publication Date: 1987 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1987-12-17 Completed Date: 1987-12-17 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7806136 Medline TA: Res Nurs Health Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 301-10 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Nursing, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Anxiety
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psychology Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Home Childbirth Humans Internal-External Control* Labor, Obstetric / psychology* Pregnancy Psychometrics |
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