The Correlation between Maternal Adult Attachment Style and Postpartum Depression and Parenting Stress.
10.4306/jknpa.2015.54.4.515
- Author:
Sung Yong PARK
1
;
Sun Mi KIM
;
Baik Seok KEE
;
Doug Hyun HAN
;
Churl NA
;
Gwang Jun KIM
;
Min Young PARK
;
Na Mi LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. sunmikim706@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Maternal adult attachment style;
Postpartum depression;
Parenting stress
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Anxiety;
Depression, Postpartum*;
Female;
Humans;
Mass Screening;
Parenting*;
Parents*;
Parturition;
Postpartum Period*;
Pregnant Women
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2015;54(4):515-522
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to determine whether the adult attachment styles of pregnant women could predict development of postpartum depression. METHODS: Korean version of Revised Adult Attachment Scale, State Trait Anxiety Inventory-State/Trait (STAI-S/T), and Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) were administered at baseline. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Parenthood Stress Questionnaire (PSQ), STAI-S, and CES-D were assessed at week 2 and 6 postpartum. Participants were categorized into the secure-mom (SM ; n=48) or insecure-mom (IM ; n=9) group. RESULTS: While STAI-S scores in SM showed a continuous decrease during the entire observation period, STAI-S scores in IM decreased during the first two weeks but increased during the next four weeks. While SM showed decreased CES-D scores from week 2 to 6, IM showed increased CES-D scores from week 2 to 6. Although SM showed decreased EPDS scores from week 2 to 6, IM showed increased EPDS scores from week 2 to 6. In SM, the change in EDPS score from week 2 to week 6 showed positive correlation with PSQ-ability and PSQ-social subscale scores. CONCLUSION: Assessing the maternal adult attachment style before giving birth appears to be helpful for screening the high-risk group who are vulnerable to development of postpartum depression.
