Development of an instrument to assess perceived self-efficacy in the parents of infants

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 442-453

  Črnčec, Rudi ^a,b,d   Barnett, Bryanne ^c   Matthey, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Child and Adolescent Mental Health   (Australia)

^c Karitane   (Australia)

^d LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Confidence; Infant; Parent child relationship; Parenting; Screening; Self efficacy; Test development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTING; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 52449103367     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20271     Document Type: Article

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