title: Post-partum blues among Korean mothers: a structural equation modelling approach.
abstract: The objective of this study was to propose the post-partum blues (PPB) model and to estimate the effects of self-esteem, social support, antenatal depression, and stressful events during pregnancy on PPB. Data were collected from 249 women post-partum during their stay in the maternity units of three hospitals in Korea using a self-administered questionnaire. A structural equation modelling approach using the Analysis of Moments Structure program was used to identify the direct and indirect effects of the variables on PPB. The full model had a good fit and accounted for 70.3% of the variance of PPB. Antenatal depression and stressful events during pregnancy had strong direct effects on PPB. Household income showed indirect effects on PPB via self-esteem and antenatal depression. Social support indirectly affected PPB via self-esteem, antenatal depression, and stressful events during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistics and Institute of Applied Statistics, Chonbuk National University, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Suk
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Il Young
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Kyoung Hwa
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Joung
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008016:Life Change Events; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D011594:Psychometrics; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support