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Predicting postpartum depressive symptoms: a structural modelling analysis
L A Graff1, D G Dyck, J R Schallow
1Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|December 1, 1991
Abstract:
In this prospective, longitudinal study, 42 first-time mothers, recruited through prenatal classes, were assessed on variables predictive of postpartum depressive symptoms. Using a causal modelling structural analysis, it was found that prenatal depression, partners' support, and infant-related factors all contributed to the development of depression following childbirth.