Psychometric Validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support During Pregnancy in Rural Pakistan
Sharif M, Zaidi A, Waqas A, Malik A, Hagaman A, Maselko J, LeMasters K, Liaqat R, Bilal S, Bibi T, Ahmad I, Sikander S, Rahman A. Psychometric Validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support During Pregnancy in Rural Pakistan. Frontiers In Psychology 2021, 12: 601563. PMID: 34211414, PMCID: PMC8239233, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.601563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRural PakistanSocial supportPerceived Social SupportHealth worker programmesMSPSS scaleTraditional postpartum practicesWorker programsPostpartum practicesMultidimensional ScaleSocial networksThird trimesterPostpartum womenPregnant womenSocial Support IndexLady Health Worker ProgramMSPSSHealth researchPatient Health QuestionnairePakistanMaternal Social Support IndexCross-sectional surveyExcellent construct validityConstruct validityMental health researchSupportLongitudinal effects of perinatal social support on maternal depression: a marginal structural modelling approach
Hagaman A, LeMasters K, Zivich PN, Sikander S, Bates LM, Bhalotra S, Chung EO, Zaidi A, Maselko J. Longitudinal effects of perinatal social support on maternal depression: a marginal structural modelling approach. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2021, 75: 936-943. PMID: 33712512, PMCID: PMC8434957, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-215836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal Social Support IndexMonths postpartumPerinatal periodMaternal depressionProtective effectSocial supportCohort of womenMajor depressive disorderStructured Clinical InterviewYear of childbirthSubsequent maternal depressionComplex bidirectional relationshipSustained social supportFuture depressive episodesSocial Support IndexMarginal structural modelsPerinatal depressionThird trimesterDecreased riskImportant protective factorDepressive episodeDepressive disorderPostpartum depressionHigh burdenClinical Interview