Social support and parenting self-efficacy among Chinese women in the perinatal period

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 532-538

  Gao, Ling ling ^a   Sun, Ke ^b   Chan, Sally Wai chi ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chinese; Midwifery; Parenting self efficacy; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84898813945     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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