Maternal trait personality and breastfeeding duration: The importance of confidence and social support

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 587-598

  Brown, Amy ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Confidence; Midwives; Nursing; Paediatrics; Self efficacy; Social support; Trait personality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREASTFEEDING; CONFIDENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDWIFE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NURSING; PEDIATRICS; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAIT PERSONALITY;

BREASTFEEDING; CONFIDENCE; MIDWIVES; NURSING; PAEDIATRICS; SELF-EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAIT PERSONALITY;

BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERSONALITY; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84892851387     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12219     Document Type: Article

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