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. 2019 Sep 23;12(1):622.
doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4656-7.

The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF): a validation study in Iranian mothers

Payam Amini  1 , Reza Omani-Samani  2 , Mahdi Sepidarkish  3 , Amir Almasi-Hashiani  4 , Mostafa Hosseini  5 , Saman Maroufizadeh  6
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The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF): a validation study in Iranian mothers

Payam Amini et al. BMC Res Notes. .
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Abstract

Objective: The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF) is a widely used instrument that measures breastfeeding self-efficacy. This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Persian version of BSES-SF in Iranian mothers.

Results: The English version of BSES-SF was translated into Persian using the standard forward-backward translation procedure. No changes (i.e., neither delete nor rephrase the items) were made to the BSES-SF items. The mean BSES-SF total score was 50.80 ± 8.91. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for internal consistency for the BSES-SF was 0.910. The confirmatory factor analysis results provided evidence for unidimensionality of the scale (χ2/df = 4.42; CFI = 0.96; NFI = 0.95; IFI = 0.96; RMSEA = 0.095 and SRMR = 0.054). The divergent validity of the BSES-SF was proved via a significant negative correlation with scores of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (r = - 0.273, P < 0.001). In sum, the Persian version of the BSES-SF is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring breastfeeding self-efficacy in Iranian mothers. Trial registration number This was a cross-sectional study (not clinical trial).

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Iran; Reliability; Self-efficacy; Validity.

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