Effects of maternal confidence and competence on maternal parenting stress in newborn care

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 908-918

  Liu, Chien Chi ^a,b   Chen, Yueh Chih ^a,b   Yeh, Yen Po ^a,c   Hsieh, Yeu Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c County Public Health Bureau ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Infant care; Maternal competence; Maternal confidence; Maternal parenting stress; Postpartum women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858279641     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05796.x     Document Type: Article

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