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A 3 page article critique that summarizes and analyzes a study conducted by Hudson, Elek and Fleck (2001) on the adjustment of new, first-time parents to their new roles. No additional sources cited.
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Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing 24, 31-43. Brief: The purpose of this study was to examine differences between the ways in which first-time mothers and fathers develop confidence in caring
for the baby and relationship between this factor and parenting satisfaction and the babys sex. The major findings of this study were that the infant care self-efficacy scores of mothers
were high related to their parental satisfaction scores at 8, 12 and 16 weeks after birth, while the fathers self-efficacy scores related to parenting satisfaction at 12 and 16 weeks
and that parental satisfaction was higher for fathers of boys at both 12 and 16 weeks. This information, as well as more specific data from the study, can be used
by nurses to design educational intervention that can help parents adjust to infant care and establish sound relational bonds with their children. Literature Review: As the study is on
the development of feelings of self-efficacy in regards to parenting and infant care, the authors, first of all, cite and explain Banduras 1986 self-efficacy theory, which provides the theoretical framework
for their investigation. The authors then review previous research on parental adaptation, which generally sows that fathers sense of self-efficacy tend to be below that of mothers. The previous research
also indicates that fathers tend to engage easier with male children. This section also offers definitions of significant terms and it provides a broad base of understanding that is pertinent
to the topic. Participants: The study recruited a convenience sample of 44 couples located in a Midwestern state. The mothers ranged in age from 19 to 40 and each
couple was expecting the birth of their first child. The mean age of the mothers was 26.5 years and the fathers was 28.6 years. Only two couples were not married
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