Individuals with low self-esteem are vulnerable to depression. Depressed individuals process information related to themselves in a distorted way, thereby negatively affecting their self-esteem. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between depression and self-esteem in postnatal Korean women using longitudinal data and an autoregressive cross-lagged analysis. This study was conducted in postpartum women who had consistently participated in the Panel Study on Korean Children (PSKC) from Wave 1 through to Wave 8. The study results showed that depression and self-esteem in postnatal women had a significant positive correlation over time. Moreover, the longitudinal relationship between depression and self-esteem in postnatal women was affected by weight gain during pregnancy. This study overcomes the limitations of cross-sectional studies by using longitudinal data on the correlations between depression and self-esteem in postnatal women; the study findings may be used in developing weight control programs for pregnant and postnatal women.

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使用自回归交叉滞后模型进行韩国产后妇女抑郁和自尊的纵向关系研究。


自尊心低的人很容易患上抑郁症。抑郁症患者以扭曲的方式处理与自己相关的信息，从而对他们的自尊产生负面影响。本研究的目的是利用纵向数据和自回归交叉滞后分析来探讨韩国女性产后抑郁与自尊之间的关系。这项研究的对象是从第一波到第八波持续参加韩国儿童小组研究 (PSKC) 的产后妇女。研究结果表明，随着时间的推移，产后妇女的抑郁和自尊呈显着正相关。此外，产后妇女抑郁和自尊之间的纵向关系受到怀孕期间体重增加的影响。这项研究通过使用关于产后妇女抑郁和自尊之间相关性的纵向数据，克服了横断面研究的局限性；研究结果可用于制定孕妇和产后妇女的体重控制计划。