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Attitudes and Subjective Norms of Male and Female Adolescents Toward Breastfeeding

Céline Goulet, PhD

Faculty of Nursing at the Université de Montréal, Nursing Research at the Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine

Annie Lampron, MSc

Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine

Isabelle Marcil, PhD

Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Transportation Development Centre, Transport Canada, Government of Canada

Lise Ross, MSc

Direction de la santé publique Montréal-Centre

There is a lack of information regarding the attitudes of Québec's adolescents about breast-feeding and how others influence their opinions. The present study aims to describe attitudes and subjective norms of adolescent males and females toward breastfeeding and to determine whether these are related to gender, age, secondary education level, mother tongue, country of origin, feeding method as an infant, feeding method of siblings, and exposure to breastfeeding. Adolescents (N = 439) answered a questionnaire based on the theory of reasoned action.Both genders showed an overall positive attitude but negative subjective norms toward breast-feeding. Gender differences and relationships with external variables in terms of attitudes as well as subjective norms are presented. Possible avenues to promote breastfeeding are discussed. J Hum Lact. 19(4):402-410.

Key Words: adolescents • breastfeeding • attitudes • norms • theory of reasoned action

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 19, No. 4, 402-410 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0890334403258337
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