title: Translation and validation of a French version of Brown's Support Behaviors Inventory in perinatal health.
abstract: This article describes the process used for translation, testing for reliability and validity, and establishing factor structure of a French version of Brown's Support Behaviors Inventory (SBI-Fr). The objective was to provide an adequate self-report measure of satisfaction with social support during the perinatal period for use with a Francophone population in Québec, Canada. When compared with the English version, the French version had similar qualities regarding reliability and validity, but principal component analysis (N = 271) revealed that the SBI-Fr measures two distinct subscales, perceived satisfaction with partner's and others' support. The availability of the SBI-Fr will facilitate the inclusion of Francophone respondents in studies of satisfaction with social support during the perinatal period and permit cross-cultural comparison between Francophone and other populations in not only Canada but also other French-speaking countries.
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goulet
authors.forename: Viola
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Polomeno
authors.forename: Andréa Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Laizner
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marcil
authors.forename: Ariella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000592:standards*; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011792:Quebec; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating