Objective: The present study aimed at examining the effect of multidimensional motivation interventions based on Martin's model on cognitive and behavioral components of motivation. Method: The research design was prospective with pretest, posttest, and follow-up, and 2 experimental groups. In this study, 90 students (45 participants in the experimental group and 45 in the control group) consti...

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects quarantine/social isolation on maternal depression, breastfeeding and sleep quality in mothers who have just given birth during pandemic period that has affected whole world. This cross-sectional included women gave either first peak wave (April, 2020) or end (July, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) a tertiary region...

background & aim: many parents do not believe in their ability to fulfill their parental responsibilities. parental self-efficacy is crucial to parents’ sense of well-being and is considered a predictor for quality of life. however, evidence is scarce on the factors that influence parents’ perception of efficacy. therefore, this study aimed to investigate the predictors for parental self-effica...

Through two experiments, this study examined the impact of user-generated content (UGC) and online page popularity (e.g., number of ‘‘likes’’) of a pro-breastfeeding community Facebook page on female college students’ breastfeeding-related attitudes and behaviors. Experiment 1 focused on effects of message style (testimonial versus informational) and online page popularity (high versus low), wh...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Numerous symptoms may arise that prevent mother-infant dyads from maintaining desired breastfeeding intervals. Investigations into treatments that positively influence breastfeeding outcomes allow for improved patient counseling for treatment decisions to optimize breastfeeding quality. This investigation aimed to determine the impact of surgical tongue-tie/lip-tie release...

objective: lack of exercise is the fourth cause of death in the world. there is an inverse relationship between physical activity and the risk of diabetes. the aim of this study was to determine physical activity status and its related factors among type 2 diabetic patients in hamadan, west of iran. materials and methods: this analytical-observational study was performed on320 type 2 diabetic p...

background the patients undergoing coronary artery angioplasty should be motivated to adhere to lifestyle modifications. one of the factors affecting this issue is cardiac self-efficacy. cardiac self-efficacy motivates individuals to select a lifestyle related to their cardiovascular diseases through creating the desire to adjust with such behaviors. conclusions the current study results implie...

background the improvement of self-caring and self-efficacy behaviors is vital in the successful management of asthma. objectives the aim of the research is to determine the relation between self-efficacy of asthma control and quality of life in iranian asthmatic patients. patients and methods this research represents a descriptive-analytical study. the 257 asthmatic patients referred to the cl...

conclusions maternal physical activity affects children’s physical activity, and is affected by mother’s self-efficacy. yet based on the findings of this study, regarding the role model effects of mothers in children aged 10-12 years, researchers proposed that interventions related to physical activity in children would work better if they are set to increase self-efficacy in mothers, which in ...