Negative support describes “those a

Negative support describes “those actions by which a member in one’s social network causes distress (e.g. resentment, sadness, shame); negative interactions may include discouragingthe expression of feelings, making critical remarks, invading another’s privacy, interfering inanother’s affairs, or failing to provide promised help, amongst others” (Lincoln, 2000). Duringthe prenatal period, mothers identified forms of negative support that they anticipated would beunhelpful to receive from their partner with regards to breastfeeding, whereas at the post-nataltime points, mothers were asked to identify instances of negative paternal support that they hadactually received from their partner with regards to breastfeeding.