ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2018
Mastery, self-esteem, and optimism mediate the link between religiousness and spirituality and postpartum depression.
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- A Qualitative Study of Religion and Spirituality in a Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit in the Southeast USA.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between stressful life events and symptoms of postpartum depression.Journal of affective disorders · 2021Article
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- The influence of social support in the prevention and treatment of postpartum depression: An intervention-based narrative review.Women's health (London, England)Review
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Abstract
Religious and spiritual beliefs and behaviors are powerful influences in the everyday lives of people worldwide and are especially salient for women and families around the birth of a child. A growing body of research indicates that aspects of religiousness and spirituality are associated with mental health including lower risk of postpartum depression, a disorder that affects as many as 1 in 5 women after birth. The mechanisms, however, are not well understood. In this study, psychosocial resources (mastery, self-esteem, and optimism) was tested as a mechanism linking religiousness and spirituality with depressive symptoms in 2399 postpartum women from the Community Child Health Network. Results indicated that religiousness and spirituality each predicted lower depressive symptoms throughout the first year postpartum. Psychosocial resources mediated these associations. Our findings contribute to existing knowledge by establishing psychological resources as mechanisms explaining how religiousness and spirituality influence mental health in women postpartum.
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