Psychometric characteristics of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale: Data from an Australian sample

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-152

  Creedy, Debra K ^a   Dennis, Cindy Lee ^b   Blyth, Rosemary ^c   Moyle, Wendy ^a   Pratt, Jan ^d   De Vries, Susan M ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Breastfeeding; Instrument development; Psychometrics; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERIUM; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; VALIDATION PROCESS; EVALUATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUEENSLAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 0038690434     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.10073     Document Type: Article

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