Factors Having an Impact on Maternal Role Attainment the First Year of Motherhood

摘要

This research was designed to determine the form and strength of the relationship between maternal age, perception of the birth experience, early maternal-infant separation, stress, social support, personality traits, self concept, health status, childrearing attitudes, and infant variables of temperament and health status and maternal role attainment. A second goal was to determine the relative weights of the major variables and their significance in predicting maternal role attainment.