Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Being a Mother scale

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dc.contributor.authorRiera Martín, Anna
dc.contributor.authorOliver Roig, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorCormenzana, Susana
dc.contributor.authorRichart Martínez, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorMartínez Pampliega, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-03T09:45:02Z
dc.date.available2025-03-03T09:45:02Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.updated2025-03-03T09:45:02Z
dc.description.abstractBackground. Becoming a mother is a very important process because of the impact it can have on women and their families. Currently, there is no validated questionnaire that evaluates the process of becoming a mother in the Spanish population. Moreover, no consistent results have been obtained to identify significant differences between primiparous and multiparous mothers. Aim. (1) Linguistic and metric validation of the Being a Mother scale (BaM-13) in the Spanish population, (2) analysis of possible differences between primiparous and multiparous mothers’ experience of motherhood. Methods. Instrumental design. In 2016–2017, a sample of 579 mothers with children between 6 and 11 months of age completed the Spanish version of BaM-13. The instrument was translated using forward and back translation. Construct validity, internal consistency, and criterion validity were empirically analyzed. Results. Factorial analyses showed that the scale presented two adequate factors. Internal consistency of the global scale (α = 0.818, ω = 0.861), the Postnatal bonding factor (α = 0.773, ω = 0.784), and the Adult’s experience factor (α = 0.710, ω = 0.721) was adequate. Significant associations were found with postpartum depression (r = 0.560), parental competence (r = −0.584) and postnatal bonding (r = −0.327). In terms of parity, primiparous mothers have greater difficulty in postnatal bonding, compared to multiparous mothers (p = 0.006). Conclusions. The Spanish version of the BaM-13 scale is valid for measuring mothers’ experience of motherhood in a wide range of domains. The findings of the study show the importance of considering parity in the experience of becoming a mother, highlighting the approach to postnatal bonding in primiparous mothers. Additionally, we underline that it should not be assumed that multiparous mothers experience fewer difficulties in their motherhood process.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis project was supported by the General Sub-Directorate for Evaluation and Promotion of Research (Institute of Health Carlos III, ISCIII) and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) (No. PI14/01549)en
dc.identifier.citationRiera-Martín, A., Oliver-Roig, A., Cormenzana, S., Richart-Martínez, M., & Martínez-Pampliega, A. (2024). Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Being a Mother scale. PeerJ, 12(10). https://doi.org/10.7717/PEERJ.18015
dc.identifier.doi10.7717/PEERJ.18015
dc.identifier.eissn2167-8359
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/2420
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPeerJ Inc.
dc.rights© 2024 Riera-Martín et al.
dc.subject.otherBeing a Mother scale
dc.subject.otherMotherhood
dc.subject.otherParity
dc.subject.otherPerinatal mental health
dc.subject.otherPostpartum
dc.subject.otherPsychometric properties
dc.subject.otherReliability
dc.subject.otherValidity
dc.titleAdaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Being a Mother scaleen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.issue10
oaire.citation.titlePeerJ
oaire.citation.volume12
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
oaire.versionVoR
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