Design and validation of a scale to measure perceptions and misconceptions about menstruation in nursing college students: the METCON© scale

Menstruation remains surrounded by taboo and symbolic violence for many adolescents and young women today, and it is urgent to identify existing stereotypes. The objective was to validate a Spanish-language instrument to assess perceptions, false beliefs, gender stereotypes, fears, and taboos surrou...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Botello Hermosa, Alicia, Escribano-Cubas, Silvia, Guerra Martín, María Dolores, Santana Berlanga, Nicia del Rocío, Cáceres Matos, Rocío
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/162511
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/162511
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181836
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gender stereotypes
Menstruation
Nursing students
Perceptions
Psychometrics
Structural validity
Taboos
id ES_c712951d488b6efd6f3c0e73ab5bf1c1
oai_identifier_str oai:idus.us.es:11441/162511
network_acronym_str ES
network_name_str España
repository_id_str
spelling Design and validation of a scale to measure perceptions and misconceptions about menstruation in nursing college students: the METCON© scaleBotello Hermosa, AliciaEscribano-Cubas, SilviaGuerra Martín, María DoloresSantana Berlanga, Nicia del RocíoCáceres Matos, RocíoGender stereotypesMenstruationNursing studentsPerceptionsPsychometricsStructural validityTaboosMenstruation remains surrounded by taboo and symbolic violence for many adolescents and young women today, and it is urgent to identify existing stereotypes. The objective was to validate a Spanish-language instrument to assess perceptions, false beliefs, gender stereotypes, fears, and taboos surrounding menstruation in nursing women’s studies. A cross-sectional study for psychometric validation of the METCON© scale (22 item version) was assessed in a cohort of 401 female nursing university students (2016–2019), assessing the psychometric properties in terms of internal consistency and structural validity. Furthermore, an invariance analysis was conducted to discern structural disparities before and after studying the subject of gender and health. The METCON© scale showed acceptable internal consistency scores measured by Cronbach’s alpha. Exploratory factor analysis indicated a structure of six factors which explained 60.50% of the total variance with a total of 19 items. Reliability analysis indicated adequate internal consistency (α = 0.613). Confirmatory factor analysis showed adequate values, confirming this structure. The invariance analyses identified that the structure remained adequate when evaluated before and after studying the subject of gender and health. Once validated, this instrument could serve as a valid and reliable tool for comprehensively examining perceptions, beliefs, and myths surrounding menstruation, addressing not only biological but also social and cultural aspects.MDPIEnfermería2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/162511https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181836reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésHealthcare, 12 (18).https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/18/1836info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1625112026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Design and validation of a scale to measure perceptions and misconceptions about menstruation in nursing college students: the METCON© scale
title Design and validation of a scale to measure perceptions and misconceptions about menstruation in nursing college students: the METCON© scale
spellingShingle Design and validation of a scale to measure perceptions and misconceptions about menstruation in nursing college students: the METCON© scale
Botello Hermosa, Alicia
Gender stereotypes
Menstruation
Nursing students
Perceptions
Psychometrics
Structural validity
Taboos
title_short Design and validation of a scale to measure perceptions and misconceptions about menstruation in nursing college students: the METCON© scale
title_full Design and validation of a scale to measure perceptions and misconceptions about menstruation in nursing college students: the METCON© scale
title_fullStr Design and validation of a scale to measure perceptions and misconceptions about menstruation in nursing college students: the METCON© scale
title_full_unstemmed Design and validation of a scale to measure perceptions and misconceptions about menstruation in nursing college students: the METCON© scale
title_sort Design and validation of a scale to measure perceptions and misconceptions about menstruation in nursing college students: the METCON© scale
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Botello Hermosa, Alicia
Escribano-Cubas, Silvia
Guerra Martín, María Dolores
Santana Berlanga, Nicia del Rocío
Cáceres Matos, Rocío
author Botello Hermosa, Alicia
author_facet Botello Hermosa, Alicia
Escribano-Cubas, Silvia
Guerra Martín, María Dolores
Santana Berlanga, Nicia del Rocío
Cáceres Matos, Rocío
author_role author
author2 Escribano-Cubas, Silvia
Guerra Martín, María Dolores
Santana Berlanga, Nicia del Rocío
Cáceres Matos, Rocío
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Enfermería
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Gender stereotypes
Menstruation
Nursing students
Perceptions
Psychometrics
Structural validity
Taboos
topic Gender stereotypes
Menstruation
Nursing students
Perceptions
Psychometrics
Structural validity
Taboos
description Menstruation remains surrounded by taboo and symbolic violence for many adolescents and young women today, and it is urgent to identify existing stereotypes. The objective was to validate a Spanish-language instrument to assess perceptions, false beliefs, gender stereotypes, fears, and taboos surrounding menstruation in nursing women’s studies. A cross-sectional study for psychometric validation of the METCON© scale (22 item version) was assessed in a cohort of 401 female nursing university students (2016–2019), assessing the psychometric properties in terms of internal consistency and structural validity. Furthermore, an invariance analysis was conducted to discern structural disparities before and after studying the subject of gender and health. The METCON© scale showed acceptable internal consistency scores measured by Cronbach’s alpha. Exploratory factor analysis indicated a structure of six factors which explained 60.50% of the total variance with a total of 19 items. Reliability analysis indicated adequate internal consistency (α = 0.613). Confirmatory factor analysis showed adequate values, confirming this structure. The invariance analyses identified that the structure remained adequate when evaluated before and after studying the subject of gender and health. Once validated, this instrument could serve as a valid and reliable tool for comprehensively examining perceptions, beliefs, and myths surrounding menstruation, addressing not only biological but also social and cultural aspects.
publishDate 2024
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2024
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv https://hdl.handle.net/11441/162511
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181836
url https://hdl.handle.net/11441/162511
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181836
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv Inglés
language_invalid_str_mv Inglés
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Healthcare, 12 (18).
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/18/1836
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv MDPI
publisher.none.fl_str_mv MDPI
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
instname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
instname_str Universidad de Sevilla (US)
reponame_str idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
collection idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
repository.name.fl_str_mv
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
_version_ 1869419126431154176
score 15,30478

Similares en LA Referencia