Testing a parenting programme evaluation tool as a pre- and post-course measure of parenting self-efficacy

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 487-493

  Bloomfield, Linda ^a   Kendall, Sally ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b CRIPACC ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation research; Health visiting; Instrument development; Parenting programmes; Self efficacy; Tool to measure parenting self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 35548987537     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04420.x     Document Type: Article

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