Experience and Personality Differences Among Breast- and Bottle-feeding Mothers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12004887 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Linda Berg‐cro (0000-0001-6809-8217, Widener University, corresponding author), Linda Berg-Cross (University of Delaware, Widener College, and University of Delaware), Gary Berg‐Cross (0000-0002-2282-7215, University of Delaware), Gary Berg-Cross (University of Delaware, Widener College, and University of Delaware), Deborah McGeehan (University of Delaware, Widener College, and University of Delaware) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 344-356 |
| Publication date | 1979-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1979.tb00684.x |
| OpenAlex | W1964603308 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
Twenty breast-feeding (BF) mothers and twenty artificially feeding (AF) mothers were studied to assess the relationship between different feeding modes and the mother's enjoyment of feeding and her attitude toward and style of weaning the child to a cup. Besides administering a 30-45-minute semistructured interview, a sensation seeking scale and the Multiple Affect Adjective Checklist (MAACL) were administered. Results indicated the BF mothers were higher sensation seekers, more satisfied with the feeding experience, and more ambivalent about weaning than the AF mothers. The BF mothers favored waiting for the child to initiate weaning, and breast-fed males were weaned significantly later than bottle-fed males. It appears that mode of feeding and optimal levels of stimulation are related to how the mother experiences infant feeding, although additional research is warranted
Adjective check list · Breast feeding · Breastfeeding · Checklist · Developmental psychology · Personality · Sensation Seeking · Weaning · Child Development and Digital Technology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2001 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |