Relationships between stated feelings and measures of maternal adjustment.
Nurses need to identify those women who are experiencing difficulties with maternal-role transition. A study was conducted in which the relationships between women's self-reported feelings during the postpartum period and scores from observational and paper-and-pencil measures of maternal adjustment were explored. The results indicated that self-descriptions of negative physical feelings were related to scores indicating less mothering capability. Self-descriptions of negative emotional feelings were related to poorer relationships with husbands, less life satisfaction, and less support for the maternal role.
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University of Washington, School of Nursing, Department of Parent and Child Nursing, Seattle 98195.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D049590:Postpartum Period; D012380:Role; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology