Assessing the experience of motherhood: The Being a Mother Scale (BaM-13)

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 142-152

  Matthey, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Measure; Motherhood experience; Perinatal mental health; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY; BEING A MOTHER SCALE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTIONALITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD; MOTHER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78649669278     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.06.032     Document Type: Article

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