ABSTRACT

Objective

To examine the psychometric properties of the Maternal and Paternal Attachment Scales (MAAS/PAAS) in a Polish sample of expectant couples.

Background

A parental prenatal bond is important for the psychological and health outcomes of children and parents. The MAAS/PAAS is one of the well-established measures for parental prenatal bonding. However, there is a lack of Polish investigations of the factor structure and construct validity of these scales.

Methods

The sample consisted of 341 Polish expectant couples who were surveyed about their prenatal bond, closeness with their unborn child, relationship satisfaction, and gender-role attitudes towards parenthood. The reliability and construct validity of the MAAS/PAAS were evaluated. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and a Principal Axis Factoring (PAF) were conducted.

Results

The obtained results did not confirm the original factor structures of the MAAS/PAAS. However, in the proposed single 11-item version for the MAAS/PAAS, two factors equivalent to the original structure were extracted. The scale reliability for the brief MAAS/PAAS version was good. The construct validity was confirmed.

Conclusion

The single Polish brief version for the MAAS/PAAS is a reliable and valid measure to use in Polish context. The obtained results support the importance of couple functioning for the MAAS/PAAS.

中文翻译：

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波兰准夫妻之间的产前联系：父母产前依恋量表的简要版本

摘要

客观的

在波兰的准夫妻样本中检查母亲和父亲依恋量表 (MAAS/PAAS) 的心理测量特性。

背景

父母的产前联系对孩子和父母的心理和健康结果很重要。MAAS/PAAS 是父母产前结合的成熟措施之一。然而，波兰缺乏对这些量表的因子结构和结构效度的调查。

方法

样本由 341 对波兰准夫妇组成，他们接受了关于他们的产前联系、与未出生孩子的亲密程度、关系满意度以及对父母身份的性别角色态度的调查。评估了 MAAS/PAAS 的信度和结构效度。进行了验证性因子分析 (CFA) 和主轴因子分析 (PAF)。

结果

所得结果并未证实 MAAS/PAAS 的原始因子结构。然而，在提出的 MAAS/PAAS 单 11 项版本中，提取了与原始结构等效的两个因素。简短的 MAAS/PAAS 版本的规模可靠性很好。结构效度得到证实。

结论

MAAS/PAAS 的单一波兰语简短版本是在波兰语环境中使用的可靠且有效的衡量标准。获得的结果支持 MAAS/PAAS 的耦合功能的重要性。