First-time mothers: Social support, maternal parental self-efficacy and postnatal depression

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 388-397

  Leahy Warren, Patricia ^a   Mccarthy, Geraldine ^a   Corcoran, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL SUICIDE RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Ireland)

Author keywords

First time mothers; Maternal parental self efficacy; Post delivery; Postnatal depression; Social exchange theory; Social support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84855359327     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03701.x     Document Type: Article

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