Locus of control and prenatal depression

被引:16
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作者
Richardson, Amber [2 ]
Field, Tiffany [1 ,2 ]
Newton, Rae [2 ]
Bendell, Debra [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Miami, Sch Med, Touch Res Inst, Miami, FL 33101 USA
[2] Fielding Grad Univ, Santa Barbara, CA USA
来源
INFANT BEHAVIOR & DEVELOPMENT | 2012年 / 35卷 / 04期
关键词
Prenatal depression; Locus of control; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; PERSPECTIVE; STRESS; SCALE;
D O I
10.1016/j.infbeh.2012.07.006
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Prenatal depression is a significant predictor of postpartum depression and is detrimental to fetal development. Locus of control was examined in this study as a potential predictor of prenatal depression. One hundred and thirty-three rural pregnant women recruited from obstetricians' offices completed the Levenson Scale on Locus of Control and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Multiple regression analysis indicated that after controlling for previous or current mental health problems, the External Locus of Control-Chance Scale accounted for 17% of the variance in depression scores. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:662 / 668
页数:7
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