本研究旨在發展及測試青少女痛經自我照顧量表。研究者們首先運用焦點團體訪談方式瞭解青少女的痛經自我照顧行為。然後以方便取樣361位年齡介於13-18歲、過去6個月來至少有2次痛經經驗的青少女為研究對象，來測試量表的信效度。量表信度Cronbach's alpha值為.89；另外，研究者乃運用對照組測試及驗證性因素分析來測試量表的效度。研究結果顯示：痛經自我照顧量表為一具有初步信效度的量表。

　　　　　The purposes of this research were to develop and test a self-care scale for dysmenorrhic adolescents. A focus group was employed to obtain information on dysmenorrhic self-care behavior of adolescents. A convenience sample of 361 adolescent girls aged 13-18 were employed who had experienced cramping pain in the lower abdomen during their menstrual periods at least two times within the 6 months prior to the study. Cronbach's alpha of the scale was found to be 0.89 and both content and construct validity were addressed by a contrast-groups approach and confirmatory factor analysis. It was concluded that the resulting scale was both reliable and valid.