Kontakt 2024, 26(1):45-51 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.008

Self-efficacy of mothers in breastfeeding and psychometric properties of the Slovak version of the BSES-SFNursing - Original article

Lucia Mazúchová1, Erika Maskálová1, *, Zuzana ©kodová1, Dominika Koteríková1, Simona Kelčíková1, Nora Malinovská2, Radka Wilhelmová3, Marián Grendár4
1 Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Department of Midwifery, Martin, Slovak Republic
2 Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Department of Foreign Languages, Martin, Slovak Republic
3 Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
4 Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Biomedical Center, Bioinformatics Unit, Martin, Slovak Republic

Introduction: Self-efficacy is considered one of the key components of breastfeeding success and thus is important to explore. However, this requires reliable measuring tools. Goal: The aim of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the BSES-SF as a measure of confidence in breastfeeding among Slovak mothers, and to determine the self-efficacy of mothers in breastfeeding and its related factors.

Methods: The research was designed as a quantitative cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 678 women who were on the 3rd-4th day after delivery. A Slovak version of the 14-item Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale - Short Form (BSES-SF) was used to assess breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Results: Cronbach's alpha of the Slovak version of the BSES-SF was 0.812. CFA has shown that the four-factor model of the BSES-SF offered the best fit for Slovak data. Education (p < 0.001), previous breastfeeding experience (p = 0.015), and skin-to-skin contact (p < 0.001) were shown to be statistically significant factors related to breastfeeding self-efficacy of mothers.

Conclusion: The Slovak version of the BSES-SF has shown good psychometric properties and it can be recommended to assess the breastfeeding self-efficacy of mothers in Slovakia. The proven factors related to self-efficacy show the need for individual help, especially for women with higher education, women with a previous negative experience with breastfeeding, and the importance of skin-to-skin contact support.

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale - Short Form (BSES-SF); Related factors; Self-efficacy; Validity
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The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Received: August 22, 2023; Revised: January 8, 2024; Accepted: February 13, 2024; Prepublished online: February 14, 2024; Published: March 15, 2024  Show citation

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Mazúchová L, Maskálová E, ©kodová Z, Koteríková D, Kelčíková S, Malinovská N, et al.. Self-efficacy of mothers in breastfeeding and psychometric properties of the Slovak version of the BSES-SF. Kontakt. 2024;26(1):45-51. doi: 10.32725/kont.2024.008.
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