Development of the breastfeeding personal efficacy beliefs inventory: A measure of women's confidence about breastfeeding

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-127

  Cleveland, Ann Pollard ^a,b   McCrone, Susan ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult women; Breastfeeding confidence; Breastfeeding initiation; Research instrument development; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744441195     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jnum.2005.13.2.115     Document Type: Article

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