Correlation of the Maternal Interest and Attitude Toward Breast Feeding of Senior Students in a Selected School of Nursing

<p>A descriptive survey study was carried out at a selected baccalaureate school of nursing in an effort to find out if the maternal interest of senior students of nursing would affect their attitudes towards breast feeding. It was hypothesized that a student who scored high on a maternal interest would have a positive attitude towards breast feeding and conversely a student who scored low on the maternal interest scale would have a negative attitude towards breast feeding. Maternal interest was measured by the use of twelve questions adapted from a questionnaire formulated by D. M. Levy, a prominent psychiatrist. Attitude toward breast feeding was measured by a questionnaire constructed by the researcher. The two questionnaires were administered to the entire class of 35 senior students of nursing. Mathematical calculation made on the data obtained from the questionnaires revealed a .064 coefficient of correlation indicating that little or no relationship existed between the results of the two test. Therefore, the hypothesis of the study was neither proved nor disapproved. In light of the method used by the investigator it was concluded that: (1) Little or no relationship existed between the maternal interest of that senior student of nursing and her attitude towards breast feeding as measured by the two questionnaires. (2) A significant number of students who scored high on the maternal interest scale did not demonstrate positive attitudes towards breast feeding. (3) Since no students scored low on the maternal interest scale, no conclusion could be made regarding their attitude towards breast feeding. (4) Further research would have to be completed before any of the above conclusion could be generalized beyond the sample group used in the study,</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing

Year

1964

Author dc:creator

• Wikens, Bonnie Boyts

Contributors dc:contributor

• Betty J. Trubey
• Willis King
• Clarice Woodward

• Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing
• Breast Feeding; Students, Nursing; Maternal Behavior

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/1138

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-2658