title: Development of a Chinese childbearing attitude questionnaire for infertile women receiving in vitro fertilization treatment.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to report the second phase of instrument development, a culturally sensitive questionnaire of childbearing attitudes to assess the psychosocial responses of infertile women. Using a nonexperimental quantitative design, we investigated 238 women who are undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment. Data collection and relevant planning occurred in two phases: in-depth interviews of women to generate items for the questionnaire and establishing the questionnaire's content and construct validity. Through factor analysis, five factors were extracted from the "attitude toward childbearing questionnaire": gender identification with self and society, insurance of marriage and inheritance, happy family life, spiritual investment, and continuing the family line and procreation. The total variance of these five factors was 64.31%. Cronbach's α and test-retest reliability were between .72 and .87 and between .60 and .76, respectively, demonstrating acceptable internal consistency and stability. The information obtained through the questionnaire could be used to provide infertile women with personal counseling and appropriate psychological support during and after assisted reproductive technology.
authors: School of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors: Shu-Hsin
authors: SH
authors: Lee
authors: Ching-Pyng
authors: CP
authors: Kuo
authors: Chiu-Yueh
authors: CY
authors: Hsiao
authors: Yen-Chiao
authors: YC
authors: Lu
authors: Ming-Yi
authors: MY
authors: Hsu
authors: Pi-Chao
authors: PC
authors: Kuo
authors: Maw-Shen
authors: MS
authors: Lee
authors: Meng-Chih
authors: MC
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D043762:Reproductive Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan