Psychology & Health ( IF 2.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 , DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1873336 Miri Kestler-Peleg 1 , Osnat Lavenda 1
Abstract
Objective
The high prevalence of peripartum depression (PPD) among mothers of preterm infants concerns health professionals due to its implications for mothers’ and infants’ health. A model for explaining PPD, consisting of four personal resources was examined: locus of control, intolerance to uncertainty, maternal self-efficacy, and quality of the couple relationship.
Design
In one of the largest Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Israel, 129 mothers of 215 preterm infants completed self-report questionnaires regarding their background variables, locus of control, intolerance to uncertainty, maternal self-efficacy and quality of couple relationship.
Main Outcome Measures
PPD symptoms and high risk for diagnosing clinical PPD.
Results
The examined personal resources explained 43.9% of the variance in PPD symptoms. Intolerance to uncertainty was positively associated with PPD symptoms, while internal locus of control, high levels of maternal self-efficacy, and high quality of couple relationships were found to be negatively associated with PPD symptoms. Additionally, these variables predicted the likelihood for clinical PPD.
Conclusion
The findings indicate a potential likelihood of reducing PPD through healthcare professional interventions, by strengthening personal resources. Associations between personal resources and PPD are discussed in light of the transactional theory of coping.
中文翻译:
NICU住院早产儿母亲围产期抑郁的个人资源
摘要
客观的
早产儿母亲围产期抑郁症 (PPD) 的高患病率引起了卫生专业人员的关注,因为它对母亲和婴儿的健康有影响。一个解释 PPD 的模型,由四种个人资源组成:控制点、对不确定性的不容忍、母亲的自我效能感和夫妻关系的质量。
设计
在以色列最大的新生儿重症监护病房 (NICU) 之一中,215 名早产儿的 129 名母亲完成了关于其背景变量、控制点、对不确定性的不耐受性、母亲自我效能和夫妻关系质量的自我报告问卷。
主要观察指标
PPD 症状和诊断临床 PPD 的高风险。
结果
检查的个人资源解释了 PPD 症状差异的 43.9%。对不确定性的不耐受与 PPD 症状呈正相关,而内部控制点、高水平的母亲自我效能感和高质量的夫妻关系与 PPD 症状呈负相关。此外,这些变量预测了临床 PPD 的可能性。
结论
研究结果表明,通过加强个人资源,通过医疗保健专业干预来减少 PPD 的潜在可能性。个人资源与PPD之间的关联根据应对的交易理论进行了讨论。