Design and Psychometrics of the Sexual-Reproductive Needs and Concerns Scale of Iranian Never-Married Women Over 35
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Abstract
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to design the Farsi Scale of Sexual-Reproductive Needs and Concerns of never-married women over 35 and to assess its psychometric properties.
Materials and methods: This mixed method research had two phases. The first phase was qualitative (Conventional Content Analysis). We interviewed never-married Iranian women over 35; from their responses, we extracted specific statements which to be used as questionnaire items. To validate the questionnaire psychometrically, we tested its validity (face, content, and structure) and reliability (internal consistency and stability). For qualitative face validity, 15 never-married women and 5 experts commented on the style of sentences. For quantitative face validity, we used the impact score. For qualitative content validity, 15 experts commented on the items based on their appropriateness, and for quantitative content validity, we performed the Content Validity Ratio and Content Validity Index. Exploratory Factor Analysis was used to Construct Validity. To evaluate structural validity, a cross-sectional sample of 240 never-married women over the age of 35 completed the questionnaire. Cronbach’s Alpha was used for internal consistency. In addition, the test-retest method and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient were used to ensure stability.
Results: The Sexual-Reproductive Needs and Concerns Scale of Iranian Never-Married Women over
35 was developed with 15 items and three dimensions (Emotional burden; Sexual needs; Stigma). Cronbach's alpha for the instrument was 0.81 and the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient was 0.98.
Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the developed scale has acceptable validity and reliability, and thus can be used to assess the sexual-reproductive needs and concerns of never-married Iranian women of 35 and over.
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6. Shahanavaz S, Azadeh MA. A Meta-synthesis of Singleness Studies in Iran. Women's Studies Sociological and Psychological. 2019;16(4):43-78.
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9. Cleland J. Illustrative Questionnaire for Interview-Surveys with Young People. World Health
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12. Creswell JW, Clark VLP. Designing and conducting mixed methods research. 3nd ed. United States: SAGE, 2017.
13. Waltz CF, Strickland OL, Lenz ER. Measurement in Nursing and Health Research. 4nd ed. New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2010.
14. Hajizadeh E, Asghari M. Statistical methods and analyses in health and biosciences a research methodological approach. Tehran: Jahade Daneshgahi Publications. 2011;395:395-410.
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16. Polit DF, Beck CT. The content validity index: are you sure you know what's being reported? Critique and recommendations. Res Nurs Health. 2006;29(5):489-97.
17. Jones PW, Harding G, Berry P, Wiklund I, Chen WH, Kline Leidy N. Development and first validation of the COPD Assessment Test. Eur Respir J. 2009;34(3):648-54.
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Scale in patients with improved performance after stroke rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011;92(8):1281-7.
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26. Shahrak SP, Brand S, Taghizadeh Z. Living with singleness: needs and concerns of never-married women over 35. BMC Psychol. 2021;9(1):129.
27. Shahrak SP, Brand S, Taghizadeh Z. Coping with singleness. Women's midlife health. 2023;9(1):3.
28. Asnawi AL, Gravell AM, Wills GB. Factor analysis: Investigating important aspects for agile adoption in Malaysia. Agile India. 2012:60-63.
29. Saili J, Shanat M. I’m not married, let’s just all look at me”: single professional Malay women’s experience. Int J Acad Res Bus Soc Sci. 2018;8(14):91-9.
30. Himawan KK, Bambling M, Edirippulige S. What does it mean to be single in Indonesia? Religiosity, social stigma, and marital status among never-married Indonesian adults. Sage Open. 2018;8(3):2158244018803132.
31. Adamczyk K. Voluntary and involuntary singlehood and young adults’ mental health: An investigation of mediating role of romantic loneliness. Current Psychology. 2017;36(4):888-904.
32. Qaderzadeh O, Gholami F, Gholami E. Semantic reconstruction of girls’ lived experience of singleness. Woman in Development & Politics. 2017;15(3):403-26.
33. Ibrahim R, Hassan Z. Understanding singlehood from the experiences of never-married Malay Muslim women in Malaysia: Some preliminary findings. European Journal of Social Sciences. 2009;8(3):395-405.
34. Azmawati AA, Hashim IH, Endut N. “Don’t Marry, Be Happy!”–How Single Women in Malaysia View Marriage. SHS Web of Conferences. 2015;18
35. Duchaine B, Cosmides L, Tooby J. Evolutionary psychology and the brain. Current opinion in neurobiology. 2001;11(2):225-30.
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37. Fisher H. Why we love: The nature and chemistry of romantic love. Macmillan; 2004.
38. Fisher HE, Xu X, Aron A, Brown LL. Intense, Passionate, Romantic Love: A Natural Addiction? How the Fields That Investigate Romance and Substance Abuse Can Inform Each Other. Front Psychol. 2016;7:687.
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Pourasad Shahrak S, Brand S, Taghizadeh Z, Ebadi A. Design and Psychometrics of the Sexual-Reproductive Needs and Concerns Scale of Iranian Never-Married Women Over 35. J Family Reprod Health. 2024;18(3):180-187.
