Measuring maternal sensitivity in teen mothers: Reliability and feasibility of two instruments

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-214

  Stiles, Anne Scott ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Maternal sensitivity; Measurement; Q sort; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; Q-SORT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25444517102     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jnum.12.3.195     Document Type: Article

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