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French version of the well-being in pregnancy (WIP) scale: translation and psychometric validation
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Background:
This study aimed to validate the French version of the Well-being in Pregnancy (WiP) scale, a 12-item instrument assessing three dimensions of well-being during pregnancy: positive pregnancy, concerns over support after birth, and confidence in motherhood.
Method:
A sample of 299 pregnant women (second and third trimesters) in the French-speaking part of Switzerland completed an online survey.
Results:
Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original three-factor structure of the WiP and showed good internal consistency. Differences in the WiP scores were found according to women's employment status, financial resources, pregnancy trimester, pregnancy complications, parity, and previous childbirth complications. However, given the nature of the data, measurement invariance could not be examined and group comparisons should be interpreted with caution. The WiP scores were positively correlated with life satisfaction, positive affect, and negatively correlated with negative affect, anxiety and depression symptoms.
Conclusion:
The French WiP is a valid tool for assessing well-being during pregnancy and represents a valuable resource for both research and antenatal care.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/02646838.2026.2641058
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- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis Group
- Journal:
- Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology More from this journal
- Pages:
- 1-16
- Place of publication:
- England
- Publication date:
- 2026-03-05
- Acceptance date:
- 2026-02-27
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1469-672X
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0264-6838
- Pmid:
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41785053
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English
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2385906
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pubs:2385906
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W7133914813
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2026-04-24
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- Rattaz et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2026
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- ©2026 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
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