Grano, C., Fernandes, M. and Conner, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-6229-8143 (2023) Predicting intention and maintenance of breastfeeding up to 2-years after birth in primiparous and multiparous women. Psychology & Health, 38 (11). pp. 1536-1552. ISSN 0887-0446
Abstract
Objectives: Breastfeeding up to 2-years has been associated with short and long-term health benefits for both newborns and mothers. However, few women breastfeed up to 2-years after birth. This study extends previous research on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) examining the predictors of intention and maintenance of breastfeeding up to 2-years in both primiparous and multiparous women.
Design: 155 pregnant women participated in this longitudinal study.
Methods: Expectant mothers completed a questionnaire and then 2-years after the child’s birth were asked to report breastfeeding behaviour. Interactions among parity and TPB constructs were examined.
Results: Attitudes, descriptive and injunctive norms, and perceived behavioural control (PBC) explained 58% of the variance in mothers’ intention to breastfeed. Attitudes were the strongest predictor, followed by PBC, descriptive norms and parity. A significant interaction was found between parity and PBC, showing that PBC was only a significant predictor of intention to breastfeed at 2-years in multiparous women. Intentions predicted breastfeeding behaviour at 2-years.
Conclusion: Promoting intentions may be a useful way to increase breastfeeding duration to 2-years and targeting attitudes and norms may be one way to increase intentions. Further, targeting PBC may also be useful to increase intentions, but only in multiparous women.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author produced version of an article published in Psychology & Health. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Theory of planned behaviour; breastfeeding; parity; pregnancy; clinical and health psychology |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Nov 2023 10:39 |
Last Modified: | 13 Nov 2023 10:41 |
Published Version: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08870... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/08870446.2021.2025374 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:205194 |