Early Maternal-Efficacy and Competence in First-Time, Low-Income Mothers

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 6-28

  Beach Copeland, Debra ^a   Harbaugh, Bonnie Lee ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

First time mothers; Low income; Maternal competence; Maternal transition; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NUTRITION; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY;

EID: 84987915630     PISSN: 24694193     EISSN: 24694207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/24694193.2016.1200695     Document Type: Article

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