Is Dutch a Pluricentric Language with Two Centres of Standardization? An Overview of the Differences between Netherlandic and Belgian Dutch from a Flemish Perspective

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“…There is a validated version of the LMUP available in Flemish-Dutch, but Flemish is a clearly different variety of the Dutch language. 18 . Furthermore, norms and perceptions regarding unintended pregnancies can vary due different political and cultural contexts.…”

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Psychometric properties of the Dutch London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy for pregnant people and their partners

Sprenger,

Beumer,

van Ditzhuijzen

et al. 2023

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ContextIt is often unclear what constitutes an unplanned or unintended pregnancy, and pregnancy intentions may be multidimensional dynamic. The London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) measures pregnancy intentions in a manner close to the actual experience. The aim of this study is to establish a Dutch version of the LMUP (LMUP-NL) and to evaluate the reliability and validity of this version for both people who were pregnant and their partners, whatever the pregnancy outcome.MethodsA psychometric evaluation of the LMUP using observational data from the BluePrInt study and the RISE UP study was conducted with 1201 people (839 people who were pregnant and 362 partners), aged between 16-55 years. The LMUP-NL was translated based using the Flemish LMUP and the UK 2020 update, resulting in a version for people who were pregnant and one for partners. Next, the acceptability, readability, reliability, construct and convergent validity were analyzed, combining Principal Component analysis, Confirmatory Factor analysis and Mokken scale analyses.ResultsThe LMUP-NL demonstrated to be readable and reliable (Cronbach’s alpha >0.80 for both versions). Construct validity of both versions was acceptable (CFI>0.93) and Mokken scale analyses indicated a strong scale (H-coefficient:0.68).ConclusionsThe LMUP-NL is reliable and valid for people who were pregnant and their partners, regardless of the pregnancy outcome. It offers researchers and policy makers an instrument suitable to measure pregnancy intention in a multidimensional manner, constituting a closer reflection of the actual experience of pregnancy intentions.

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Psychometric properties of the Dutch London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy for pregnant people and their partners

Sprenger,

Beumer,

van Ditzhuijzen

et al. 2023

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Unintended pregnancy in the Netherlands: An evaluation of a multidimensional and continuous construct

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Ditzhuijzen

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Background. It is often unclear what constitutes an unintended pregnancy, and pregnancy intentions may be multidimensional, dynamic as well as context-specific. The London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) measures pregnancy intentions in a manner close to the actual experience. The aim of this study is to establish a reliable adapted Dutch version of the LMUP (LMUP-NL). The second aim is to provide a more accurate understanding of unintended pregnancy in the Netherlands, by focusing on associated factors with unintended pregnancy of both pregnant people and their partners, irrespective of pregnancy outcome. The third aim is to give insight into agreement of pregnancy intentions within couples.Methods. The adapted LMUP-NL was translated based on the Flemish LMUP and the UK 2020 update. In a small validation sample, we evaluated the psychometric properties of the adapted LMUP-NL with regards to acceptability, readability, reliability, and construct validity. Further, we combined data from two studies on unintended pregnancy including both people who were pregnant and their partners. We tested several hypotheses, expecting people to report a more intended pregnancy if they were 1) continuing their pregnancy to term, 2) in a stable relationship, 3) older than 20 but younger than 40, and 4) pregnant for the first time. We additionally assessed consistency in pregnancy intentions of couples.Results. The evaluation (n = 101) demonstrated that the adapted LMUP-NL was acceptable, readable and reliable (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.75). There was good test-retest stability and acceptable construct validity. Subsequently, results from our hypothesis tests (n = 1172) showed that people who were younger, single, and nulliparous reported lower pregnancy intent. People who had an abortion reported lower pregnancy intent compared to people continuing their pregnancy to term. Lastly, results showed a high correlation of pregnancy intent in couples (n = 257).Conclusions. The current study evaluated the adapted LMUP-NL as reliable for the Dutch context. It offers researchers and policy makers an instrument suitable to measure pregnancy intention in a multidimensional manner, constituting a closer reflection of the actual experience of pregnancy intentions. Pregnancy intentions are context-specific and often consistent between partners.

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Is Dutch a Pluricentric Language with Two Centres of Standardization? An Overview of the Differences between Netherlandic and Belgian Dutch from a Flemish Perspective

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Psychometric properties of the Dutch London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy for pregnant people and their partners

Psychometric properties of the Dutch London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy for pregnant people and their partners

Unintended pregnancy in the Netherlands: An evaluation of a multidimensional and continuous construct

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