Development and Validation of the Pregnancy Guilt Assessment Scale (PGAS): A Specific Tool for Assessing Guilt in Pregnancy
Octavio Luque-Reca, Cecilia Peñacoba, Patricia Catalá, Francesca Pacitti · 2025
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Octavio Luque-Reca and co-authors present a 2025 study building a scale to measure guilt during pregnancy. Guilt in this season of life is little studied, yet it can strain well being and bonding. The team drafted items from focus groups and interviews, checked them with experts, then tested the scale in two samples of Spanish women.
Sixteen items survived, forming one general factor plus four strands: self care lapses, unmet emotional hopes, social pressure, and clash with the work role. Scores tracked mood, distress, and depression in the expected ways. One strand alone predicted depression; another predicted distress. The authors offer the tool for clinic and research use, with wider culture checks still to come.
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| CREATOR | Octavio Luque-Reca, Cecilia Peñacoba, Patricia Catalá, Francesca Pacitti |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 78 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |