Citation

Zhang Y, Jin S. J. Health Psychol. 2014; 21(5): 720-726.

Affiliation

School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, P. R. China State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, P. R. China jshpsych@126.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105314536454

PMID

24925546

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the impact of perceived social support on the depression of postpartum women, and mainly focuses on confirming the mediator role of self-efficacy. A total of 427 new mothers from two general hospitals in Beijing accomplished the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, General Self-efficacy Scale, and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The results revealed that both social support and self-efficacy significantly correlate with postpartum depression. Structural equation modeling indicated that self-efficacy partially mediates the relationship between social support and postpartum depression.

Language: en