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Abstract

Objective: Severe fear of childbirth (tokophobia; TP) is an understudied andunder-recognised phenomenon that has significant implications for maternalmental health during pregnancy, labour and delivery. The few existing measures of TP are limited by lengthy formats, difficulty scoring and a narrow definition of the TP construct.Method: The current study examined the psychometric properties of a newlydeveloped self-report scale, the Tokophobia Severity Scale (TSS), in a sampleof 122 female participants.Results: The final measure consisted of 13 items. The scale demonstrated aunidimensional structure and items demonstrated excellent internal consistency (α = .93) and adequate convergent validity with the Wijma DeliveryExpectancy/Experience Questionnaire-Version A.Conclusions: The findings provide preliminary evidence to suggest that theTSS is a brief, valid and reliable measure that may be used in the future toidentify women with TP who may benefit from psychological and supportiveinterventions prior to delivery.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Wootton, BM and Davis, E and Moses, K and Moody, A and Maguire, P
Keywords:	assessment, fear of childbirth, severity, Tokophobia
Journal or Publication Title:	Clinical Psychologist
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:	1328-4207
DOI / ID Number:	https://doi.org/10.1111/cp.12220
Copyright Information:	© 2020 The Australian Psychological Society
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