2024
Maternal self‐efficacy during infancy: Investigating the roles of depression and social support among mothers in rural Pakistan
Frost A, Hagaman A, Haight S, Ikram N, Turner L, Bhalotra S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Maternal self‐efficacy during infancy: Investigating the roles of depression and social support among mothers in rural Pakistan. Infant Mental Health Journal 2024 PMID: 39614836, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal self-efficacyAssociated with increased self-efficacySocial supportSelf-efficacyMonths postpartumEmotional supportRural PakistanMaternal mental healthChildcare supportInterview measures of depressionEmotional social supportMother's self-efficacyGeneralized estimating equationsMeasures of depressionMothers of infantsMental healthInterview measuresPostpartumDepressionWeak evidenceMothersChildcare tasksChildcareParticipantsSupport
2021
Psychometric Validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support During Pregnancy in Rural Pakistan
Sharif M, Zaidi A, Waqas A, Malik A, Hagaman A, Maselko J, LeMasters K, Liaqat R, Bilal S, Bibi T, Ahmad I, Sikander S, Rahman A. Psychometric Validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support During Pregnancy in Rural Pakistan. Frontiers In Psychology 2021, 12: 601563. PMID: 34211414, PMCID: PMC8239233, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.601563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRural PakistanSocial supportPerceived Social SupportHealth worker programmesMSPSS scaleTraditional postpartum practicesWorker programsPostpartum practicesMultidimensional ScaleSocial networksThird trimesterPostpartum womenPregnant womenSocial Support IndexLady Health Worker ProgramMSPSSHealth researchPatient Health QuestionnairePakistanMaternal Social Support IndexCross-sectional surveyExcellent construct validityConstruct validityMental health researchSupport