RT - Journal Article T1 - Maternal Affectivity and their Infants Feeding Pattern among Referrers to Health Care Centers in Rafsanjan in 2011 JF - RUMS_JOURNAL YR - 2015 JO - RUMS_JOURNAL VO - 14 IS - 1 UR - http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2331-en.html SP - 47 EP - 56 K1 - Maternal affectivity K1 - Negative affectivity K1 - Positive affectivity K1 - Pattern of breast-feeding K1 - Six-month infants. AB - Background and Objective: Continuity of breast-feeding up to 6 months may be associated with some challenges for some mothers. Probably, the maternal personal characteristics such as their emotions can change the breast-feeding patterns. The aim of this study was to determine maternal affectivity and the pattern of breast-feeding. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, affectivity and beast-feeding patterns of 412 mothers was surveyed by Watson's PANAS-X and researcher made questionnaires and through face to face interviews. Systematic random sampling was done by using health care centers list in last 6 months. Data was analyzed using chi-square test, t-test, Fisher's exact and one way ANOVA test. Results: Overall 69.5% mothers had exclusive breast-feeding for 6 months. Mothers who had preterm infants had higher mean score of negative affectivity (p=0.042) and those who had exclusively breast-feeding had lower mean score of negative affectivity (p=0.005). The mean scores of positive affectivity in mothers who had been started the first breast-feeding during the first hour after birth, were higher (p= 0.040). Conclusion: Mothers with negative affectivity might be considered as a predictive factor for her breast-feeding performance. Key words: Maternal affectivity, Negative affectivity, Positive affectivity, Pattern of breast-feeding, Six-month infants.    Funding: This study was funded by Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. Conflict of interest: None declared. Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences approved the study.   How to cite this article: Ansari Jaberi A, Negahban Bonabi T, Alahtavakoli M, Kazemi M. Maternal Affectivity and their Infants Feeding Pattern among Referrers to Health Care Centers in Rafsanjan in 2011. J RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2015 14(1): 47-56, [Farsi] LA eng UL http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2331-en.html M3 ER -