Self-efficacy in Infant Care Scale: Development and psychometric testing

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-50

  Prasopkittikun, Tassanee ^a   Tilokskulchai, Fongcum ^a   Sinsuksai, Nittaya ^a   Sitthimongkol, Yajai ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Infant care; Instrument development; Psychometric testing; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; THAILAND; ADOLESCENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; JUDGMENT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PARENTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY; THAILAND;

EID: 33645646502     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2004.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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