Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Turkish Antenatal and Postnatal Psychosocial Risk Questionnaires.

Background and Purpose: The Antenatal (Psychosocial) Risk Questionnaire (ANRQ), which can also be used in the postpartum period, was adapted into Turkish. Its psychometric properties were examined in two separate samples: a 12-item version for the antenatal period and a 10-item version for the postnatal period.

Methods

The study was conducted with pregnant and postpartum women. The questionnaire was translated into Turkish, and content validity, construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability were evaluated.

Results

The Turkish version demonstrated good content validity and high internal consistency (coefficient alpha >.80). Test-retest analyses indicated stability over time. Confirmatory factor analysis based on the final models showed acceptable to good model fit for both the ANRQ (root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = .074, comparative fit index [CFI] = .923, incremental fit index [IFI] = .924) and the Postnatal (Psychosocial) Risk Questionnaire (POSTRQ; RMSEA = .062, CFI = .952, IFI = .975), supporting the construct validity of the Turkish versions.

Conclusions

The Turkish ANRQ and POSTRQ are valid and reliable tools for identifying psychosocial risks during the antenatal and postnatal periods and can be applied in clinical practice and research.