Development and initial validation of the menstrual sensitivity index.
Development and initial validation of the menstrual sensitivity index.
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月经敏感指数的开发和初步验证。
DOI：
10.1093/pm/pnad124
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2024
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Payne,LauraA
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Handy,ArielB;Seidman,LauraC;Payne,LauraA
本研究旨在开发和执行评估月经疼痛和symptoms.MethodsData的敏感性的规模的初步验证，从一个更大的父研究中，参与者被招募从全国范围内的个人样本通过UniVox平台（www.univoxcommunity.com）。在这项研究中，参与者根据年龄和自我报告的月经疼痛进行分层。母研究的参与者完成了2项在线调查，一项在基线，一项在3个月随访。参与者提供了完整的答案，潜在的规模项目，以及各种验证的问卷，包括在本分析。最终项目选择因素分析确定，和措施的有效性和可靠性进行了examined.ResultsFactor分析支持8项量表评估月经敏感性。这个量表，精神病敏感性指数，表现出良好的内部一致性，良好的项目总相关性，以及良好的总分重测信度。收敛的有效性出现月经和疼痛的具体措施，和发散的有效性出现焦虑的敏感性，焦虑，抑郁，非月经的身体疼痛，和经前symptoms.ConclusionsMenopathy的敏感性是一个独特的结构，反映了妇女的调谐和恐惧的月经症状，和Menopathy的敏感性指数是一个有效的和可靠的措施，这个结构。该量表可能有助于推进针对月经疼痛的研究和临床工作。
ObjectiveThe present study sought to develop and perform the initial validation of a scale assessing sensitivity to menstrual pain and symptoms.MethodsData were taken from a larger parent study in which participants were recruited from a nationwide sample of individuals via the UniVox platform (www.univoxcommunity.com). In that study, participants were stratified by age and self-reported menstrual pain. Participants in the parent study completed 2 online surveys, one at baseline and one at a 3-month follow up. Participants who provided complete responses to the potential scale items, as well as a variety of validated questionnaires, were included in the present analyses. Final item selection was determined by factor analyses, and measures of validity and reliability were examined.ResultsFactor analyses support an 8-item scale assessing menstrual sensitivity. This scale, the Menstrual Sensitivity Index, demonstrates excellent internal consistency, good item–total correlations, and good total score test–retest reliability. Convergent validity emerged for menstrual- and pain-specific measures, and divergent validity emerged for anxiety sensitivity, anxiety, depression, nonmenstrual bodily pain, and premenstrual symptoms.ConclusionsMenstrual sensitivity is a unique construct that reflects women’s attunement to and fear of menstrual symptoms, and the Menstrual Sensitivity Index is a valid and reliable measure of this construct. This scale could be useful in advancing research and clinical work targeting menstrual pain.