Perinatal depression and anxiety symptoms as mediators between grief and PTSD: the moderated effect of social support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Posttraumatic stress symptoms are prevalent mental phenomenon in women with previous perinatal loss due to high grief, high perinatal depression and anxiety or low social support. Although posttraumatic stress symptoms are known to have serious negative implications for women with previous perinatal loss, families and society, the mechanism through which it functions is less clear.

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine the moderated mediating effect of social support on perinatal anxiety and depression and its associations with grief and posttraumatic stress symptoms in women with previous perinatal loss. We hypothesized that perinatal depression and anxiety would mediate relationships between grief and posttraumatic stress symptoms and that its mediating

SUBMITTER: Zeng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12512817 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature