Chinese primiparous women's experiences of early motherhood: Factors affecting maternal role competence

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1481-1489

  Ngai, Fei Wan ^a   Chan, Sally Wc ^b   Holroyd, Eleanor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese mothers; Early motherhood; Maternal role competence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CHINA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; ROLE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79954764147     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03415.x     Document Type: Article

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