The association between family relationships and depressive symptoms among pregnant women: A network analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression of pregnant women has been a growing concern in recent years, and previous research has found that family relationships are strongly associated with depression. From a network perspective, family relationships and depression can be conceptualized as the result of interactions between individual symptoms. This research approach can elucidate the structure and mechanisms of the relationship between individual symptoms within the two groups.

Methods

A total of 990 participants were recruited from the obstetrics outpatient clinic of Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Huai'an through a randomized whole-group sampling. Respondents' depressive symptoms and family relationships were self-reported using questionnaire, and the structure of the family relations

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9441886 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature