Mastery, self-esteem, and optimism mediate the link between religiousness and spirituality and postpartum depression
Mastery, self-esteem, and optimism mediate the link between religiousness and spirituality and postpartum depression
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DOI：
10.1007/s10865-018-9941-8
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发表时间：
2018-10-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Schetter, C. Dunkel
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作者：
Cheadle, A. C. D.;Schetter, C. Dunkel
宗教和精神信仰及行为对全世界人民的日常生活有着强大的影响，在孩子出生前后对妇女和家庭尤其重要。越来越多的研究表明，宗教和精神方面与心理健康有关，包括降低产后抑郁症的风险，产后抑郁症是一种影响多达五分之一的女性的疾病。然而，其机制尚不清楚。在这项研究中，社会心理资源（掌握，自尊和乐观）进行了测试，作为一种机制，连接宗教和精神与抑郁症状在2399产后妇女从社区儿童健康网络。结果表明，宗教性和精神性各自预测产后第一年的抑郁症状较低。心理社会资源介导这些协会。我们的研究结果有助于现有的知识，通过建立心理资源作为机制，解释宗教和精神如何影响产后妇女的心理健康。
Religious and spiritual beliefs and behaviors are powerful influences in the everyday lives of people worldwide and are especially salient for women and families around the birth of a child. A growing body of research indicates that aspects of religiousness and spirituality are associated with mental health including lower risk of postpartum depression, a disorder that affects as many as 1 in 5 women after birth. The mechanisms, however, are not well understood. In this study, psychosocial resources (mastery, self-esteem, and optimism) was tested as a mechanism linking religiousness and spirituality with depressive symptoms in 2399 postpartum women from the Community Child Health Network. Results indicated that religiousness and spirituality each predicted lower depressive symptoms throughout the first year postpartum. Psychosocial resources mediated these associations. Our findings contribute to existing knowledge by establishing psychological resources as mechanisms explaining how religiousness and spirituality influence mental health in women postpartum.