Psychometric properties of the Prenatal Health Behavior Scale in mid- and late pregnancy

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 143-151

  Auerbach, Melissa V ^a   Nicoloro SantaBarbara, Jennifer ^a   Rosenthal, Lisa ^b   Kocis, Christina ^c   Weglarz, Elizabeth R ^a   Busso, Cheyanne E ^a   Lobel, Marci ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; health behaviors; perceived control; pregnancy; prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL STRESS; PRENATAL HEALTH BEHAVIOR SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VALIDITY; ADULT; CONTROL; DEVICES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREGNANT WOMEN; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85012891440     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0167482X.2017.1285899     Document Type: Article

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