Partner support and maternal depression in the context of the Iowa floods.

ABSTRACT: A systematic investigation of the role of prenatal partner support in perinatal maternal depression was conducted. Separate facets of partner support were examined (i.e., received support and support adequacy) and a multidimensional model of support was applied to investigate the effects of distinct types of support (i.e., informational, physical comfort, emotional/esteem, and tangible support). Both main and stress-buffering models of partner support were tested in the context of prenatal maternal stress resulting from exposure to a natural disaster. Questionnaire data were analyzed from 145 partnered women using growth curve analytic techniques. Results indicate that received support interacts with maternal flood stress during pregnancy to weaken the association between stress and trajec

SUBMITTER: Brock RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4277699 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature