Abstract
The Wittmann-Price Theory of Emancipated Decision-making (EDM) was derived from the philosophical underpinnings of Critical Social, Freire's Emancipatory Education and Feminist Theory. The theory describes a process of reaching a more positive state of being, a state of freedom in choice, by first acknowledging the effective experience of oppression in women's healthcare. This oppression produces a dilemma in decision-making by socially sanctioning one alternative as superior over all other alternatives. The theory proposed that five subconcepts must be present when using the decision-making process. These are empowerment, a flexible environment, personal knowledge, reflection, and social norms. This study used three instruments, Subject Demographic Questionnaire (SDQ), the Wittmann-Price Emancipated Decision-making Scale (EDMS), and the Satisfaction with Decision scale (SWD) by Holmes-Rovner (1996) to collect data from 97 women who delivered uncompromised term infants in one Pennsylvania hospital.
Sigma Membership
Chi Lambda
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Infant Care, Maternal Autonomy, Instrument Testing
Advisor
Lois R. Allen
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
Widener University
Degree Year
2006
Recommended Citation
Wittmann-Price, Ruth Ann, "Exploring the subconcepts of the Wittman-Price Theory of Emancipated Decision-making in women's health care using infant feeding method as the clinical exemplar" (2020). Dissertations. 1516.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1516
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None: Degree-based Submission
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-04-08
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3208771; ProQuest document ID: 304918752. The author still retains copyright.