Psychometric Properties of Japanese Version of the Attitudes towards Fertility and Childbearing Scale (AFCS)
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 19, Issue 7
Abstract
Aim: To verify the psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the Attitudes toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale (AFCS). Study Design: A cross-sectional, descriptive study. The sample was examined again for the test-retest reliability. Place and Duration of Study: The sample included 1149 participants. They were students of a university in the Kanto area, workers, couples under fertility treatment, parents with children attending a nursery, and couples attending an antenatal clinic in Japan. The study was conducted between April and June 2016. Methodology: A set of questionnaires including the AFCS were distributed. Results: A 5-factor structure was extracted by exploratory factor analysis, which we found to be robust in confirmatory factor analyses with comparison with other models. Subscales included Personal Development, Restrictedness, Avoidance of Responsibility, Social Identity, and Importance. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were confirmed. The 5 subscales showed expected correlations with other variables and good construct validity. Conclusion: The Japanese version of the AFCS may be a psychometrically sound measure of women’s as well as men’s attitudes towards childbearing.
Authors and Affiliations
Mieko Miyata, Takehisa Matsukawa, Yoshio Suzuki, Kazuhito Yokoyama, Satoru Takeda
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