Naslov
Psychometric properties of the Expected/Experienced Emotions related to Menarche Scale.

Autori
Nakić Radoš, Sandra ; Mužinić Bikić, Zrinka ; Roso Perić, Ines

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
20th Psychology Days in Zadar: Book of Selected Proceedings / Burić, Irena - Zadar : Odjel za psihologiju Sveučilišta u Zadru, 2017, 165-175

ISBN
978-953-331-175-3

Skup
20th Psychology Days in Zadar

Mjesto i datum
Zadar, Hrvatska, 19.05.2016. - 21.05.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
menarche, menstruation, emotions, scale, questionnaire, validation

Sažetak
The first period or menarche indicates the beginning of puberty in girls. The experience of menarche is important because it is related to the experience of menstruation later in life. The goal of the study was to develop a new questionnaire of emotional reactions to menarche and to examine its psychometric properties. In a cross‐sectional study, 108 premenarcheal (M=12.0 years) and 246 postmenarcheal girls (M=15.1 years) filled out the Pubertal Development Scale, Preparedness for the Menarche, and new Expected/Experienced Emotions related to Menarche Scale (Emo‐M) constructed for the purpose of this study. The Emo‐M consists of 27 pleasant and unpleasant emotions that participants need to rate on a 5‐ point scale on how they expect they would feel (premenarcheal girls) or how they felt when they got menarche (postmenarcheal girls). Using exploratory factor analysis, 5 items with unsatisfying factor loadings were excluded and two factors were extracted in both premenarcheal and postmenarcheal girls. Emo‐M consists of Pleasant Emotions (11 items) and Unpleasant Emotions subscales (11 items). High reliability (Cronbach α for subscales from .86 to .92), divergent, and discriminant validity of Emo‐M scale were demonstrated. Both premenarcheal and postmenarcheal girls reported a higher level of pleasant than unpleasant emotions. The Emo‐M questionnaire (22 items) is a reliable and valid instrument for assessment of emotions related to menarche in the adolescent girls. Future studies should focus on establishing the predictive validity of the Emo‐M.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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