ArticleMaternal and child health journal2022
The Effect of Maternal Self-Regulated Motivation on Breastfeeding Continuation.
Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Exclusive Breastfeeding in Working Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of primary care & community healthTrial
- Toward a Three-Tier Model of Parental Self-regulation: A Scoping Review of Existing Definitions and Operationalisations.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Review
- The Gestational Diabetes Antenatal Milk Expression (GAME) trial: effects on breastfeeding outcomes and maternal mental health-A randomised controlled trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of the Lactation Psychological Needs Scale.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association · 2026Article
- A novel hypothesis on the relationship between maternal education and obesity in children; the mediating role of maternal and child self-control-ABIS a population-based cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Translation and validation of the Breastfeeding Motivation Scale in China.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveWomen frequently report breastfeeding problems in the early postpartum period. Women who have self-endorsed beliefs that breastfeeding benefits their babies and themselves are more likely to continue breastfeeding despite breastfeeding barriers. Maternal self-endorsed beliefs is a key component of maternal self-regulated motivation. The present study examined the association between maternal self-regulated motivation, breastfeeding duration and exclusivity in Chinese women.
methodsThis was a prospective cohort study, of which we recruited participants in postnatal maternity units of publicly funded hospitals in Hong Kong. Postpartum women were asked to fill in the validated breastfeeding self-regulation questionnaire (BSRQ) before hospital discharge and their breastfeeding status was assessed by telephone follow-ups at 6 and 12 weeks postpartum. Multiple logistic regression was used to study the relationship between breastfeeding self-regulated motivation and the duration of breastfeeding at follow-up.
resultsAt 6 and 12 weeks postpartum, women who breastfed exclusively scored significantly higher in self-regulated motivation than those who formula-fed. The self-regulated motivation was associated with higher odds of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 weeks and any breastfeeding at 12 weeks postpartum. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: The study found that self-regulated motivation was positively related to breastfeeding duration. Maternal self-regulated motivation toward breastfeeding could be enhanced by the availability of social support and breastfeeding-friendly facilities, resulting in longer breastfeeding duration.
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