Measurement of Maternal Instrumental Support: Findings from Three Population-Based Cohort Studies.

To advance the conceptualization and measurement of mother-reported instrumental support, the degree to which an individual receives assistance in the completion of daily life tasks. The psychometric properties of a 9-item instrumental support scale were evaluated using classical (descriptive statis...

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Publicado en:Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 14 - 23
Autores principales: Bevans, Katherine, Bhatt, Suraj, Pascoe, John, Pati, Susmita
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Jan2013
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          Bevans, Katherine
          Bhatt, Suraj
          Pascoe, John
          Pati, Susmita
        affil: Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Room 1452 Philadelphia 19104-4399 USA
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          Instrument Validation
          Support, Psychosocial
          Mothers Psychosocial Factors
          Child Health
          Human
          Descriptive Statistics
          Factor Analysis
          Construct Validity
          Rasch Analysis
          Socioeconomic Factors
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Questionnaires
          Scales
          Internal Consistency
          Post Hoc Analysis
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
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      ab: To advance the conceptualization and measurement of mother-reported instrumental support, the degree to which an individual receives assistance in the completion of daily life tasks. The psychometric properties of a 9-item instrumental support scale were evaluated using classical (descriptive statistics, factor analyses, evaluation of construct validity) and modern (Rasch modeling, differential item functioning) methods. Differences in perceived instrumental support were evaluated as a function of mothers' socio-demographic characteristics. Factor analytic and differential item functioning analyses provided support for two components of instrumental support, household and childcare assistance. Instrumental support is distinct from structural support and the quality of mothers' social relationships. Socio-demographic characteristics (e.g., marital status, education level, income) are associated with access to instrumental support. Differentiating appropriately between support subtypes may reveal important differences in mother's qualitative instrumental support experiences and facilitate effective targeting of social support interventions.
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