Testing a parenting programme evaluation tool as a pre- and post-course measure of parenting self-efficacy.

@article{Bloomfield2007TestingAP,
  title={Testing a parenting programme evaluation tool as a pre- and post-course measure of parenting self-efficacy.},
  author={Linda Bloomfield and Sally Kendall},
  journal={Journal of advanced nursing},
  year={2007},
  volume={60 5},
  pages={
          487-93
        }
}
AIM This paper is a report of a study to measure changes in parenting self-efficacy after attending a parenting programme and to determine if these changes are maintained over time. BACKGROUND A need for the evaluation of parenting programmes from the perspective of parents who take part has led to the development of a Tool to Measure Parenting Self-Efficacy. Self-efficacy, a self-perception of one's ability to perform competently and effectively in a particular task or setting, provided the… 
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