Predictors of Maternal Parental Self-Efficacy Among Primiparas in the Early Postnatal Period

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1604-1622

  Shorey, Shefaly ^a   Chan, Sally Wai Chi ^b   Chong, Yap Seng ^c   He, Hong Gu ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

first time mothers; postnatal depression; self efficacy; social support

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MOTHER; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; SELF CONCEPT;

FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84946017378     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945914537724     Document Type: Article

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