Validation of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (Version B) Among Greek Postpartum Women
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Phase of Translation and Pilot Testing for Version B of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ-B)
2.2. Study Participants
2.3. Study Procedure
2.4. Measures
2.4.1. Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire Version B (W-DEQ-B)
2.4.2. Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS)
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of the Sample
3.2. Confirmatory and Exploratory Factor Analysis
3.3. Internal Consistency of the GrW-DEQ-B
3.4. Convergent and Divergent Validity of the GrW-DEQ-B
3.5. Correlation Coefficients Between the GrW-DEQ-A and the GrW-DEQ-B
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
α | Cronbach’s alpha |
CFA | confirmatory factor analysis |
CFI | comparative fit index |
CS | Cesarean section |
EFA | exploratory factor analysis |
EPDS | Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale |
FOC | Fear of childbirth |
GrW-DEQ-A | Greek version of Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A |
GrW-DEQ-B | Greek version of Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version B |
KMO | Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin |
PCA | Principal component analysis |
r | Spearman’s correlation coefficient |
RMSEA | root mean square error of approximation |
SD | standard deviation |
TLI | Tucker–Lewis index |
W-DEQ | Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire |
W-DEQ-A | Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A |
W-DEQ-B | Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version B |
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N (%) | |
---|---|
Nationality | |
Greek | 192 (96.0) |
Other | 8 (4.0) |
Occupation | |
Employed | 158 (79.0) |
Unemployed | 28 (14.0) |
Household | 14 (7.0) |
Supportive environment | |
Yes, at satisfactory level | 187 (93.5) |
Minimum support | 13 (6.5) |
Children from previous pregnancies | |
Yes | 96 (48.0) |
No | 104 (52.0) |
Description of past childbirth experience | |
Very positive | 20 (21.3) |
Mainly positive | 50 (53.2) |
Very negative | 12 (12.8) |
Mainly negative | 12 (12.8) |
Type of past delivery | |
Vaginal delivery | 84 (87.5) |
Caesarean section | 12 (12.5) |
Visited a specialist for psychological problems in the past | 65 (32.5) |
Psychotherapy in the past | 45 (22.5) |
Stressful event during last year | 82 (41.0) |
Primigravida | 104 (52.0) |
Present pregnancy | |
Planned | 126 (63.0) |
Unplanned, but desirable | 74 (37.0) |
Type of present delivery | |
Vaginal delivery | 159 (80.0) |
Caesarean section | 40 (20.0) |
Skin-to-skin contact in the first hour after delivery | |
Yes | 157 (78.5) |
No | 43 (21.5) |
Need for psychological support | |
Yes | 32 (16.0) |
No | 168 (84.0) |
Item | Lack of Feeling Lonely | Lack of Self-Efficacy | Lack of Positive Anticipation | Calmness | Concerns About Delivery and Losing Control | Concern for the Child |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 0.70 | |||||
6 | 0.55 | |||||
7 | 0.57 | |||||
8 | 0.58 | |||||
9 | −0.64 | |||||
11 | 0.50 | |||||
15 | 0.74 | |||||
16 | −0.47 | |||||
20 | 0.56 | |||||
23 | −0.71 | |||||
1 | 0.55 | |||||
4 | 0.51 | |||||
5 | 0.59 | |||||
10 | 0.63 | |||||
13 | 0.78 | |||||
14 | 0.73 | |||||
17 | 0.51 | |||||
18 | 0.67 | |||||
21 | 0.50 | |||||
22 | 0.58 | |||||
28 | 0.67 | |||||
29 | 0.79 | |||||
30 | 0.80 | |||||
31 | −0.70 | |||||
2 | 0.56 | |||||
12 | 0.73 | |||||
19 | 0.49 | |||||
24 | 0.49 | |||||
25 | −0.70 | |||||
26 | 0.65 | |||||
27 | −0.66 | |||||
32 | 0.88 | |||||
33 | 0.90 | |||||
% Variance explained | 15.5 | 15.2 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 5.8 |
Minimum Value | Maximum Value | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lack of feeling lonely | 0.30 | 5.00 | 3.78 (0.95) | 4 (3.3–4.5) |
Lack of self-efficacy | 0.20 | 4.60 | 1.81 (0.98) | 1.55 (1–2.5) |
Lack of positive anticipation | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.81 (1.03) | 0.5 (0–1.25) |
Calmness | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.98 (0.98) | 3 (2.25–3.75) |
Concerns about delivery and losing control | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.4 (0.88) | 1.33 (0.67–2) |
Concern for the child | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.09 (1.31) | 0.5 (0–1.5) |
Factor | Item | Corrected Item–Total Correlation | Cronbach’s Alpha if Item Deleted | Cronbach’s Alpha |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lack of feeling lonely | 3 | 0.60 | 0.88 | 0.89 |
6 | 0.63 | 0.88 | ||
7 | 0.65 | 0.88 | ||
8 | 0.72 | 0.87 | ||
9 | 0.59 | 0.88 | ||
11 | 0.67 | 0.88 | ||
15 | 0.59 | 0.88 | ||
16 | 0.57 | 0.89 | ||
20 | 0.69 | 0.88 | ||
23 | 0.63 | 0.88 | ||
Lack of self-efficacy | 1 | 0.65 | 0.90 | 0.91 |
4 | 0.66 | 0.90 | ||
5 | 0.69 | 0.90 | ||
10 | 0.67 | 0.90 | ||
13 | 0.78 | 0.89 | ||
14 | 0.74 | 0.89 | ||
17 | 0.69 | 0.90 | ||
18 | 0.67 | 0.90 | ||
21 | 0.42 | 0.91 | ||
22 | 0.71 | 0.90 | ||
Lack of positive anticipation | 28 | 0.61 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
29 | 0.73 | 0.75 | ||
30 | 0.79 | 0.71 | ||
31 | 0.53 | 0.84 | ||
Calmness | 2 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.70 |
12 | 0.38 | 0.68 | ||
19 | 0.48 | 0.41 | ||
24 | 0.36 | 0.70 | ||
Concerns about delivery and losing control | 26 | 0.35 | 0.64 | 0.72 |
25 | 0.44 | 0.60 | ||
27 | 0.50 | 0.51 | ||
Concern for the child | 32 | 0.75 | - | 0.86 |
33 | 0.75 | - |
Lack of Self-Efficacy | Lack of Positive Anticipation | Calmness | Concerns About Delivery and Losing Control | Concern for the Child | ||
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Lack of feeling lonely | r | −0.78 | −0.46 | 0.59 | −0.40 | −0.15 |
p | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.032 | |
Lack of self-efficacy | r | 1.00 | 0.51 | −0.53 | 0.43 | 0.15 |
p | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.034 | ||
Lack of positive anticipation | r | 1.00 | −0.28 | 0.28 | 0.22 | |
p | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.002 | |||
Calmness | r | 1.00 | −0.28 | −0.10 | ||
p | <0.001 | 0.162 | ||||
Concerns about delivery and losing control | r | 1.00 | 0.03 | |||
p | 0.694 |
EPDS | ||
---|---|---|
Lack of feeling lonely | r | −0.37 |
p | <0.001 | |
Lack of self-efficacy | r | 0.33 |
p | <0.001 | |
Lack of positive anticipation | r | 0.20 |
p | 0.005 | |
Calmness | r | −0.31 |
p | <0.001 | |
Concerns about delivery and losing control | r | 0.12 |
p | 0.117 | |
Concern for the child | r | 0.26 |
p | <0.001 |
Lack of Feeling Lonely (A) | Lack of Self-Efficacy (A) | Lack of Positive Anticipation (A) | Calmness (A) | Concerns About Delivery and Losing Control (A) | Concern for the Child (A) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lack of feeling lonely (B) | r | 0.52 | −0.47 | −0.22 | 0.29 | −0.36 | −0.20 |
p | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.002 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.004 | |
Lack of self-efficacy (B) | r | −0.40 | 0.49 | 0.28 | −0.19 | 0.31 | 0.13 |
p | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.009 | <0.001 | 0.068 | |
Lack of positive anticipation (B) | r | −0.38 | 0.30 | 0.24 | −0.23 | 0.24 | 0.11 |
p | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.137 | |
Calmness (B) | r | 0.36 | −0.33 | −0.12 | 0.31 | −0.27 | −0.18 |
p | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.082 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.011 | |
Concerns about delivery and losing control (B) | r | −0.35 | 0.22 | 0.26 | −0.07 | 0.26 | 0.01 |
p | <0.001 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.388 | 0.001 | 0.910 | |
Concern for the child (B) | r | −0.20 | 0.25 | 0.08 | −0.10 | 0.17 | 0.40 |
p | 0.005 | <0.001 | 0.278 | 0.169 | 0.017 | <0.001 |
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Varela, P.; Zervas, I.; Nanou, C.; Vivilaki, V.; Lykeridou, A.; Deltsidou, A. Validation of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (Version B) Among Greek Postpartum Women. Healthcare 2025, 13, 896. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13080896
Varela P, Zervas I, Nanou C, Vivilaki V, Lykeridou A, Deltsidou A. Validation of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (Version B) Among Greek Postpartum Women. Healthcare. 2025; 13(8):896. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13080896
Chicago/Turabian StyleVarela, Pinelopi, Ioannis Zervas, Christina Nanou, Victoria Vivilaki, Aikaterini Lykeridou, and Anna Deltsidou. 2025. "Validation of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (Version B) Among Greek Postpartum Women" Healthcare 13, no. 8: 896. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13080896
APA StyleVarela, P., Zervas, I., Nanou, C., Vivilaki, V., Lykeridou, A., & Deltsidou, A. (2025). Validation of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (Version B) Among Greek Postpartum Women. Healthcare, 13(8), 896. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13080896