The Childbirth Self-Efficacy Inventory (CBSEI) is a self-report instrument that measures outcome expectancies and self-efficacy expectancies for coping with an approaching childbirth experience.
Developed by:
Nancy K. Lowe
Measure domains:
Outcome expectancies- Active Labor Self-efficacy expectancies- Active Labor
Outcome expectancies- Second Stage Self-efficacy expectancies- Second Stage
Outcome expectancies- Second Stage Self-efficacy expectancies- Second Stage
Items and subscales:
62 items
4 subscales
4 subscales
Outcomes predicted:
N/A
Cronbach's alpha:
Range from 0.86 - 0.96
Study population(s):
U.S. women attending community-based childbirth classes in the third trimester of pregnancy
Additional information:
Validity assessed using the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale, Self-Esteem Scale, Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale, and Learned Helplessness Scale.
Measure validated?:
Y
Link(s) to Validation Study and/or Measure:
Uses in Other Studies:
Gourounti, K., Kouklaki, E., Lykeridou, K. (2015). Childbirth efficacy: Validating the childbirth self-efficacy inventory in a Greek sample of pregnant women. Midwifery , Volume 31 , Issue 7 , 742 - 749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2015.03.013
Uses in Other Studies Links:
Citation of original article
Get citationLowe, N. K. (1993). Maternal confidence for labor: Development of the childbirth self-efficacy inventory. Research in Nursing & Health, 16(2), 141–149. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.4770160209