Social support and postpartum depressive symptomatology: The mediating role of maternal self-efficacy

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 276-291

  Haslam, Divna M ^a   Pakenham, Kenneth I ^a   Smith, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATH ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 33646801259     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20092     Document Type: Article

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