Escala de Atitudes Frente à Pílula do Dia Seguinte (FAMPS, EAFPDS)

Abstract

The Escala de Atitudes Frente à Pílula do Dia Seguinte (EAFPDS), also known as the Female Attitudes Toward the Morning-After Pill Scale (FAMPS), was developed by Passos et al. (2023) to measure the attitudes of Brazilian women towards the morning-after pill. The development process began with an initial pool of 18 items, formulated in Brazilian Portuguese, which were derived from a comprehensive literature review on both positive and negative attitudes concerning the morning-after pill. These items underwent evaluation by a panel of expert judges, leading to the removal of 5 items. Following a successful piloting phase, the refined measure was administered to a sample of university women in Brazil. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted, which resulted in a final instrument with a two-factor structure composed of 7 items. The study also reported on the reliability of the resulting scale.

Keywords

Anxiety; Female Attitudes; Morning-after Pill Attitudes; Safety

Authors

Passos, Ádilo Lages Vieira; Leite, Ana Amábile Gabrielle Rodrigues; de Medeiros, Emerson Diógenes; de Araújo, Ludgleydson Fernandes; Couto, Ricardo Neves; da Silva, Paulo Gregório Nascimento

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Purpose

The purpose of this measure is to assess female attitudes toward the morning-after pill.

Construct

Female Attitudes toward the Morning-after Pill

Validity

No data is Available

Reliability

The internal consistency of the scale was assessed, revealing Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.62 for the Safety factor and 0.67 for the Anxiety factor. The homogeneity for these factors was 0.29 and 0.41, respectively. The final 7-item structure of the scale demonstrated a total Cronbach’s Alpha (α) of 0.66.

Factor Analysis

An Exploratory Factor Analysis was performed. During this analysis, only items presenting a factorial load of |≥ 0.37| were retained for the final scale. The scree plot indicated the suitability of a two-factor solution. Consequently, a new factor analysis was executed, constraining the extraction to two factors. This process confirmed the final scale structure, which consists of 2 factors and a total of 7 items.

Instrument

Test Type

Original

Format

This is an inventory/questionnaire where items are rated on a five-point Likert scale, with responses ranging from 1 (Never) to 5 (Always). The administration is conducted electronically. The scale is composed of 7 items, which are divided into two subscales or factors: Safety and Anxiety.

Language Available

Portuguese

Population Group

Human; Female

Age Group

Adulthood (18 yrs & older); Young Adulthood (18-29 yrs); Thirties (30-39 yrs); Middle Age (40-64 yrs)

Population Details

The instrument was developed and tested on a sample of university women located in Brazil.

Test Methodology

Test Validity; Test Reliability; Internal Consistency; Factor Analysis; Exploratory Factor Analysis

Keywords

Anxiety; Birth Control; Family Planning Attitudes; Female Attitudes; Morning-after Pill Attitudes; Reproductive Health; Safety; Sex and Gender Measures

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Authors

Author ORCID Identifier and Affiliation

• Passos, Ádilo Lages Vieira

  • Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceara

  • ORCID: No data is Available

• Leite, Ana Amábile Gabrielle Rodrigues

  • Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaiba

  • ORCID: No data is Available

• de Medeiros, Emerson Diógenes

  • Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaiba

  • ORCID: No data is Available

• de Araújo, Ludgleydson Fernandes

  • Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaiba

  • ORCID: No data is Available

• Couto, Ricardo Neves

  • Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaiba

  • ORCID: No data is Available

• da Silva, Paulo Gregório Nascimento

  • Affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraiba

  • ORCID: No data is Available

Email addresses

• de Medeiros, Emerson Diógenes: [email protected]

Correspondence Address

• de Medeiros, Emerson Diógenes: [email protected]

Permissions & Fee and Test Year

• Permissions: May use for Research/Teaching

• Fee: No

• Commercial: No

• Test Year: 2023

• Web Site: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en

Reference’s

Passos, Á. L. V., Leite, A. A. G. R., de Medeiros, E. D., de Araújo, L. F., Couto, R. N., & da Silva, P. G. N. (2023). Pílula do Dia Seguinte: Elaboração e Evidências Psicométricas de uma Medida [Morning-after pill: Psychometric preparation and evidence of a measure]. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 39, Article e39505. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102.3772e39505.pt

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Items of the Female Attitudes Toward the Morning-After Pill Scale

The 7 items that constitute this measure are available in the source reference article (Passos et al., 2023), specifically located in Table 2 on page 7.

Os itens estão organizados em duas subescalas: Ansiedade e Segurança.

Nota. Os respondentes avaliam cada item numa escala do tipo Likert de cinco pontos, variando de 1 (Nunca) a 5 (Sempre). (R) indica um item invertido.