Critical factors associated with early postpartum depression among Turkish women

Alkar O., Gencoz T.

CONTEMPORARY FAMILY THERAPY, cilt.27, sa.2, ss.261-273, 2005 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10591-005-4043-5
  • Dergi Adı: CONTEMPORARY FAMILY THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.261-273
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: postpartum depression, marital adjustment, negative affect, positive affect, Turkish women, POSTNATAL DEPRESSION, DYADIC ADJUSTMENT, NEGATIVE AFFECT, RISK-FACTORS, MOTHERS, SCALE, MOOD, PREVALENCE, VALIDATION, PREDICTORS
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The main objective of this study was to examine the associated factors of the early postpartum depression, in a Turkish sample of 151 postnatal women. Besides positive and negative affect and marital adjustment measures, demographic and labor related variables, which may affect the postpartum depression, were also included into the study. To reveal the critical factors associated with the early postnatal depressive mood, a regression analysis was conducted. After controlling for the variance accounted for by age and number of children, negative affect and marital maladjustment measures were found to be significant associates of postpartum depression. These findings are discussed in the light of the literature.