The Reliability and Validity of Multidimensional Scale Perceived Social Support of Chinese Version for MBI-PPD

MBI - PPD refers to mindfulness-based intervention in postpartum depression. The research mainly used mindfulness-based intervention and integrated social support theory into an APP so that depression of maternal can be improved after using the APP. The research was conducted in Chang Gung Hospital, Taipei. Researchers translated and tested the reliability and validity of the MBI-PPD MSPSS Chinese version on 300 maternal. Questionnaire was translated back to English after translated from English to Chinese to confirm the consistency of the questionnaire in Chinese and the questionnaire in English. Subjects: We recruited 300 maternal to conduct the test. Moral consideration: The research was approved by the IRB review committee at Chang Gung Hospital to ensure the safety and confidentiality of each subject. To ensure the validity of questionnaire construction, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate MSPSS. Its index includes chi2 inspection results, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) and normed fit index (NFI) to compare fit index and non-normed fit index. To ensure its validity at the same time, MBI-PPD MSPSS in Chinese version was used to understand the social support level of maternal. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were applied to confirm whether the questionnaire can have valid use in future experiment. Results: MBI-PPD MSPSS tool in Chinese version show good reliability and validity at relevant aspect. Conclusion: MBI-PPD MSPSS in Chinese version has good reliability and validity. It can provide a new research tool to the Chinese speaking countries for testing applications in the future.