Predictors and correlates of maternal role competence and satisfaction

Nursing Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-193

  Ngai, Fei Wan ^a   Wai Chi Chan, Sally ^b   Ip, Wan Yim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Learned resourcefulness; Perceived maternal role competence and satisfaction; Perinatal depression

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROLE PLAYING; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROLE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77952091230     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181dbb9ee     Document Type: Article

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