Toward an understanding of mother-daughter identification using concept analysis

Abstract

Mother-daughter identification was analyzed using a concept analysis strategy proposed by Walker and Avant. This strategy was selected because of its utility in clarifying a concept requiring refinement. It was toward this goal that the concept analysis of mother-daughter identification was initiated. Rogers's conceptual model was used to add a new dimension to past conceptualizations of mother-daughter identification, one that allows the concept to be added to a nursing perspective.