Validation and optimal cut-off score of the Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS)
Abstract The Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS) helps to identify perinatal fathers at risk of developing poor emotional well-being. The MPPS consists of two versions: the antenatal version and the postnatal version. The MPPS has been shown to be a reliable and valid measure in assessi...
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| description | Abstract The Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS) helps to identify perinatal fathers at risk of developing poor emotional well-being. The MPPS consists of two versions: the antenatal version and the postnatal version. The MPPS has been shown to be a reliable and valid measure in assessing the precursors for perinatal fathers’ emotional well-being. This study assessed the discriminant validity, concurrent validity, sensitivity, and the optimal cut-off scores of the MPPS. The discriminant validity of the MPPS was evaluated using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale as a discriminant measure. The concurrent validity of the MPPS was established through the examination of the MPPS’s predictive ability through group differentiation (i.e., depressed versus non-depressed fathers, anxious versus non-anxious fathers, and stressed versus non-stressed fathers). The optimal cut-off scores for each version of the MPPS were identified using Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis. Both versions of the MPPS can identify fathers at risk of poor emotional well-being during the antenatal and postnatal periods. The proposed cut-off score for the ANT-MPPS is 23.5 for depression, 41.5 for anxiety, and 38.5 for stress. As for the POST-MPPS, a cut-off score of 64.5 is recommended for depression and a 65.5 cut-off score for both anxiety and stress conditions. The MPPS provides health professionals, clinicians, and researchers with a comprehensive assessment tool for identifying both antenatal and postnatal fathers at risk of developing poor emotional well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e0e27a5ba5da4493b0f7776145a54edc2025-08-20T03:42:09ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832025-08-0113112010.1186/s40359-025-03101-4Validation and optimal cut-off score of the Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS)Daisy Gemayel0Karl K. K. Wiener1Anthony J. Saliba2School of Psychology, Charles Sturt UniversitySchool of Psychology, Charles Sturt UniversitySchool of Psychology, Charles Sturt UniversityAbstract The Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS) helps to identify perinatal fathers at risk of developing poor emotional well-being. The MPPS consists of two versions: the antenatal version and the postnatal version. The MPPS has been shown to be a reliable and valid measure in assessing the precursors for perinatal fathers’ emotional well-being. This study assessed the discriminant validity, concurrent validity, sensitivity, and the optimal cut-off scores of the MPPS. The discriminant validity of the MPPS was evaluated using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale as a discriminant measure. The concurrent validity of the MPPS was established through the examination of the MPPS’s predictive ability through group differentiation (i.e., depressed versus non-depressed fathers, anxious versus non-anxious fathers, and stressed versus non-stressed fathers). The optimal cut-off scores for each version of the MPPS were identified using Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis. Both versions of the MPPS can identify fathers at risk of poor emotional well-being during the antenatal and postnatal periods. The proposed cut-off score for the ANT-MPPS is 23.5 for depression, 41.5 for anxiety, and 38.5 for stress. As for the POST-MPPS, a cut-off score of 64.5 is recommended for depression and a 65.5 cut-off score for both anxiety and stress conditions. The MPPS provides health professionals, clinicians, and researchers with a comprehensive assessment tool for identifying both antenatal and postnatal fathers at risk of developing poor emotional well-being.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03101-4Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal ScalePostnatalAntenatalEmotional well-beingFathers |
| spellingShingle | Daisy Gemayel Karl K. K. Wiener Anthony J. Saliba Validation and optimal cut-off score of the Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS) BMC Psychology Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale Postnatal Antenatal Emotional well-being Fathers |
| title | Validation and optimal cut-off score of the Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS) |
| title_full | Validation and optimal cut-off score of the Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS) |
| title_fullStr | Validation and optimal cut-off score of the Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation and optimal cut-off score of the Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS) |
| title_short | Validation and optimal cut-off score of the Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale (MPPS) |
| title_sort | validation and optimal cut off score of the multidimensional paternal perinatal scale mpps |
| topic | Multidimensional Paternal Perinatal Scale Postnatal Antenatal Emotional well-being Fathers |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03101-4 |
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