Maternal depression over 7 years postpartum: trajectories and multidimensional predictors in a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Maternal depression can persist beyond the immediate postpartum period and can adversely affect maternal functioning and child development. However, evidence describing long-term trajectories and multidimensional predictors remains limited. This study investigated the 7-year trajectory of maternal depressive symptoms from childbirth to when the child reached 6 years of age and identified significant predictors across child, maternal, and family domains.

Methods

In total, 1,030 mothers from the Panel Study on Korean Children were included. Depressive symptoms were assessed at postpartum years 1, 3, 5, and 7 using the Kessler Depression Scale. Latent growth modeling was used to examine symptom trajectories, and logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify pr

SUBMITTER: Yang JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12835444 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature