title: Psychometric properties of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form in an ethnically diverse U.K. sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To psychometrically assess the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF) among a multicultural U.K. sample and to examine the relationship between breastfeeding self-efficacy and maternal demographic variables.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cohort study where breastfeeding women completed questionnaires in-hospital and at 4 weeks postpartum.
  
  
  METHODS
  165 breastfeeding women at the maternity ward in Birmingham Women's Hospital inpatient department.
  
  
  METHODS
  BSES-SF.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Cronbach's alpha co-efficient was .90 and evidence for predictive validity was demonstrated through exclusively breastfeeding mothers at 4 weeks postpartum having significantly higher in-hospital BSES-SF scores (M=49.4, SD=12.9) than mothers who were partially breastfeeding (M=44.7, SD=9.5) or bottle-feeding, M=42.4, SD=11.7; F(2)=1.62, p<.001. Caucasian mothers had significantly lower mean scores (M=44.4, SD=12.1) than those of other ethnicity, M=48.4, SD=12.9, t(163)=-2.06, p=.04.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study builds upon previous research and provides additional evidence suggesting that the BSES-SF has sound psychometric properties and can be utilized among diverse samples, including Southeast Asian mothers.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. anna.gregory@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Penrose
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: Cindy-Lee
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: MacArthur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom