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Table 3 Individual item distributional characteristics and modified domain ascription of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI) from split-half data set for confirmatory factor analysis (N = 2105)

From: The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI)

BSS-RI item

BSS-RI item content

Domain

Mean

SD

Skew

Kurtosis

BSS-RI 1

I was not distressed at all during labour

Stress

0.97

0.79

0.05

−1.41

BSS-RI 2

I felt very anxious during my labour and birth

Stress

1.15

0.78

−0.26

−1.30

BSS-RI 3

I felt well supported by staff during my labour and birth

Quality

1.71

0.55

−1.76

2.14

BSS-RI 4

I found giving birth a distressing experience

Stress

1.31

0.75

−0.59

−1.03

BSS-RI 5

I felt out of control during my birth experience

Stress

1.31

0.76

−0.58

−1.05

BSS-RI 6

The staff communicated well with me during labour

Quality

1.75

0.52

−2.00

3.11