Psychometric properties of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale- short form in an ethnically diverse U.K. sample

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-284

  Gregory, Anna ^a,b,f   Penrose, Kate ^a,c   Morrison, Claire ^a,d   Dennis, Cindy Lee ^e   MacArthur, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Worcester Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f University of Birmingham ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding Self Efficacy Scale; Psychometric testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 43449085789     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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