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External Validation and Test-Retest Reliability of Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire in Spanish Mothers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2021

Anna Torres-Giménez Open the ORCID record for Anna Torres-Giménez [Opens in a new window] ,
Alba Roca-Lecumberri ,
Bàrbara Sureda ,
Susana Andrés-Perpiña ,
Bruma Palacios-Hernández ,
Estel Gelabert ,
Borja Farré-Sender ,
Susana Subirà-Álvarez  and
Lluïsa García-Esteve
Anna Torres-Giménez*
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS (Spain)
Alba Roca-Lecumberri
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS (Spain)
Bàrbara Sureda
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS (Spain)
Susana Andrés-Perpiña
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS (Spain)
Bruma Palacios-Hernández
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (Mexico)
Estel Gelabert
Affiliation:
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Borja Farré-Sender
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari Dexeus - Grupo Quirónsalud (Spain)
Susana Subirà-Álvarez
Affiliation:
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Lluïsa García-Esteve
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS (Spain)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Anna Torres-Giménez. Clínic Barcelona Hospital Universitari-Maternitat. Servei de Psiquiatria i Psicologia. Unitat de Salut Mental Perinatal. Carrer de Sabino Arana, 1. 08028 Barcelona (Spain). Phone: +34–932279948. E-mail: atorresg@clinic.cat
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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to validate the Spanish Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) against external criteria of bonding disorder, as well as to establish its test-retest reliability. One hundred fifty-six postpartum women consecutively recruited from a perinatal mental health outpatient unit completed the PBQ at 4–6 weeks postpartum. Four weeks later, all mothers completed again the PBQ and were interviewed using the Birmingham Interview for Maternal Mental Health to establish the presence of a bonding disorder. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed an area under the curve (AUC) value for the PBQ total score of 0.93, 95% CI [0.88, 0.98], with the optimal cut-off of 13 for detecting bonding disorders (sensitivity: 92%, specificity: 87%). Optimal cut-off scores for each scale were also obtained. The test-retest reliability coefficients were moderate to good. Our data confirm the validity of PBQ for detecting bonding disorders in Spanish population.

Keywords

clinical sampleexternal validationmother-infant relationship disorderPostpartum Bonding Questionnairetest-retest reliability
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 24 , 2021 , e47
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© Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2021

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Conflict of Interest: None.

Funding Statements: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

Author note: Both Anna Torres-Giménez and Alba Roca-Lecumberri contributed equally to the work and are considered as co-first authors of the present manuscript.

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