An evaluation of two bonding questionnaires: A comparison of the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale with the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire in a sample of primiparous mothers

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 171-175

  Wittkowski, A ^a,b   Wieck, A ^b   Mann, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Edenfield Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construct validation; Mother infant bonding; Postpartum bonding; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENT; KENNERLEY BLUES SCALE; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTHER TO INFANT BONDING SCALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPARTUM BONDING QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK; SCREENING TEST; VALIDITY;

ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34547735063     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-007-0191-y     Document Type: Article

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