Reliability and Validity of an Instrument to Measure Maternal Health Beliefs

Parents’ Health Beliefs Influence Breastfeeding Patterns among Iranian Women

“…This scale was a reliable and valid tool in a previous study. 22 The adult-adolescents parenting inventory (AAPI) scale was used to evaluate child-rearing practices and mothers' parenting knowledge. In this study, the 32 AAPI items assessed the power and limitation of parenting attitudes associated with appropriate child developmental outcomes, understanding child's need, parent-child roles, and beliefs in physical punishment.…”

Using Structural Equation Modeling to Test for Differential Reliability and Validity: An Empirical Demonstration

“…Convergent validity was not possible to ascertain in the data set because there were no other latent variables that were hypothesized to be highly correlated with Feelings about Pregnancy. Criterion validity has been difficult to establish in this area of research, as there are no generally accepted criteria for measures of maternal health beliefs (Bates, Fitzgerald, & Wolinsky, 1994). However, two measures were available in the data set that provided support for the criterion validity of the construct.…”

Social competence in early childhood: The role of pain, health, and parenting style.

“…The Family Health Questionnaire (FHQ; Dahlquist, Gil, Armstrong, DeLawyer, Greene, & Wuori, 1986) designed for parents was used to assess child pain experience. The FHQ has been demonstrated to be a valid and reliable measure in assessing pain experience (Bates, Fitzgerald & Wolinsky, 1994;Koutantji, Pearce, & Oakley, 1998). This questionnaire gathers information relating to the child's experiences with six specific medical procedures, and reactions to those procedures (Bates, Fitzgerald, & Wolinsky, 1994;Koutantji, Pearce, & Oakley, 1998).…”

“…The FHQ has been demonstrated to be a valid and reliable measure in assessing pain experience (Bates, Fitzgerald & Wolinsky, 1994;Koutantji, Pearce, & Oakley, 1998). This questionnaire gathers information relating to the child's experiences with six specific medical procedures, and reactions to those procedures (Bates, Fitzgerald, & Wolinsky, 1994;Koutantji, Pearce, & Oakley, 1998). For example, parents are asked how many times their child has experienced medical appointments and how distressed or pleased the child was with these medical appointments.…”

“…The Koutantji FHQ has been demonstrated to be a valid and reliable measure in assessing pain experience (Bates, Fitzgerald & Wolinsky, 1994;Koutantji, Pearce, & Oakley, 1998).…”