Mothers’ perceptions of introducing solids to their infant at six months of age: Identifying critical belief-based targets to promote adherence to current infant feeding guidelines

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
File version
Author(s)
Hamilton, K
Daniels, L
Murray, N
White, KM
Walsh, A
Griffith University Author(s)
Primary Supervisor
Other Supervisors
Editor(s)
Date
2012
Size

160331 bytes

File type(s)

application/pdf

Location
License
Abstract

We investigated critical belief-based targets for promoting the introduction of solid foods to infants at 6 months. First-time mothers (N = 375) completed a Theory of Planned Behaviour belief-based questionnaire and follow-up questionnaire assessing the age the infant was first introduced to solids. Normative beliefs about partner/spouse (ߠ= 0.16) and doctor (ߠ= 0.22), and control beliefs about commercial baby foods available for infants before 6 months (ߠ= -0.20), predicted introduction of solids at 6 months. Intervention programs should target these critical beliefs to promote mothers' adherence to current infant feeding guidelines to introduce solids at around 6 months.

Journal Title

Journal of Health Psychology

Conference Title
Book Title
Edition
Volume

17

Issue

1

Thesis Type
Degree Program
School
Publisher link
Patent number
Funder(s)
Grant identifier(s)
Rights Statement
Rights Statement

© 2012 SAGE Publications. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.

Item Access Status
Note
Access the data
Related item(s)
Subject

Curriculum and pedagogy

Cognitive and computational psychology

Persistent link to this record
Citation
Collections