Nurses' intention to report child abuse in Taiwan: A test of the theory of planned behavior

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 337-347

  Feng, Jui Ying ^a   Wu, Yow Wu B ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Intention to report; Nurses; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 25444514475     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20087     Document Type: Article

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