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A theory of planned behavior-based structural model for breast-feeding
1School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455-0342, USA.
Nursing Research
|December 3, 1998
Summary
This study refined the Theory of Planned Behavior for Breast-Feeding (TPB-BrF) to better understand maternal motivation and duration. The model, incorporating employment status, provides a framework for improving breast-feeding support.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Science
- Public Health
- Maternal and Child Health
Background:
- Breast-feeding offers significant health benefits for infants and mothers.
- Many women do not achieve their desired or recommended breast-feeding duration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To refine a Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)-based structural model to explain variations in breast-feeding intention and duration.
- Develop a comprehensive model for understanding breast-feeding behavior.
Main Methods:
- Prospective, multicorrelational, and longitudinal study design.
- Analysis of complete datasets from 602 mothers of healthy, full-term infants.
- Simultaneous multisample analysis of covariance structures.
Main Results:
- The refined Theory of Planned Behavior for Breast-Feeding (TPB-BrF) model reconfigures relationships based on employment status (homemakers, part-time, full-time).
- Model includes maternal factors like perceived milk supply, education, and knowledge.
- Model complexity correlated with employment intensity.
Conclusions:
- The TPB-BrF is a validated, theoretically grounded model for understanding breast-feeding behavior.
- It serves as a heuristic for identifying personal motivational components influencing breast-feeding duration.
- The model can inform interventions to support breast-feeding mothers.