The mediating role of coping styles in the relationship between perceived social support and antenatal depression among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antenatal depression (AD) is common in pregnant women and is associated with adverse outcomes for the mother, fetus, infant and child. The influencing factors of AD among pregnant women have been studied; however, the mechanisms of these factors remain unclear. This study was designed to examine the direct and serial mediating roles of coping styles in the relationship between perceived social support and AD among pregnant women.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1486 pregnant women who registered to give birth at a tertiary hospital. A self-developed questionnaire was administered to obtain sociodemographic and obstetric data. The Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ), and Edinburgh Postnatal Depress

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8902494 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature