Asadi Manesh Z, Kohansal L, Shabani M, Khosrobegi M, Bakhshian F. (2024). The Relationship between Marital Conflicts, History of Pre-Pregnancy Depression and Family Support with Postpartum Depression in Pregnant Women in Tehran.
Rooyesh.
13(10), 241-250.
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http://frooyesh.ir/article-1-5449-en.html
1- Master's student in clinical psychology,Department of clinical psychology, Faculty of medical, Tehran Medical sciences, Islamic Azad university, Tehran, Iran.
2- Lecturer in Psychology Department, Saroyeh Institute of Higher Education, Sari, Iran. , lalehkohansal62@gmail.com
3- MSc student of Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran.
4- Master of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran.
5- Department of Psychology, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: (350 Views)
This research study aimed to investigate postpartum depression symptoms based on marital conflicts, history of pre-pregnancy depression, and family support. The present research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population includes all pregnant women referring to the counseling centers of the Tehran Health Department who were pregnant in 2023, from among them 150 people were selected by random sampling method. The data were collected using the standard Marital Conflict Questionnaire of Brati and Sanai (2015, MCQ), the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Questionnaire (2003, EPDS), the Social Support Questionnaire (Family Scale, Mary Procidano and Kenneth Heller (PSS-FA, 1983) and the questionnaire Depression was collected by Beck et al. (BDI-II 1996). The data were analyzed using the multivariate regression method. The findings showed that the components of marital conflict (0.001) and pre-pregnancy depression ( 0.037), positively and significantly, and family support (0.041) can predict postpartum depression. Other results indicated that marital conflicts, history of depression before pregnancy, and family support in total explain 31 percent of the variance of postpartum depression, so marital conflicts, history of depression before pregnancy, and family support can play a role in the occurrence of postpartum depression.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Family Psychology Received: 2024/06/8 | Accepted: 2024/07/7 | ePublished: 2024/12/30