Family Social Support Modifies the Relationships Between Childhood Maltreatment Severity, Economic Adversity and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms
Muzik M, Umarji R, Sexton MB, Davis MT. Family Social Support Modifies the Relationships Between Childhood Maltreatment Severity, Economic Adversity and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2016, 21: 1018-1025. PMID: 28028663, PMCID: PMC5392156, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2197-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum depressive symptomsCM severityDepressive symptomsSocial Support ModifiesSocial supportChildhood maltreatmentDepressive symptom severityChildhood maltreatment severityPostpartum mothersMaternal characteristicsProtective effectRisk mothersLarge effect sizesLinear regression analysisSymptom severityPostpartum psychopathologyConclusionsThis studySeverityPDS scoresLongitudinal studyChildhood abuseHierarchical linear regression analysesFamily social supportMothersRegression analysis