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Table 2 PRAQ-R2 item characteristics and values of item reliability (N = 360)

From: Psychometric properties of the German version of the pregnancy-related anxiety questionnaire-revised 2 (PRAQ-R2) in the third trimester of pregnancy

 

M

SD

Total-item correlation

Cronbach’s α, if item was deleted

Fear of giving birth

7.26

2.53

  

 Item 1 - worry about pain

2.83

.99

.53

.84

 Item 2 - anxious about delivery

2.53

1.08

.54

.84

 Item 3 - worry about losing control

1.71

.98

.53

.84

Fear of bearing a physically/mentally handicapped child

8.41

3.50

  

 Item 4 – child mentally handicapped

2.29

1.06

.61

.83

 Item 5 – perinatal death of child

2.01

1.04

.56

.84

 Item 6 – physical defect of child

2.20

.96

.60

.84

 Item 7 – child in poor health

1.70

.87

.60

.84

Concerns about own appearance

6.30

2.90

  

 Item 8 – not regaining figure

2.06

1.02

.53

.84

 Item 9 – unattractive appearance

2.01

1.02

.57

.84

 Item 10 – weight gain

2.08

1.08

.51

.84

Total score

21.97

6.74

  
  1. The score for each item ranges from 1 to 5