Locus of control and prenatal depression

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2012 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Infant Behavior and Development, volume 35, pages 662-668 (issn: 0163-6383,

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Authors: Amber, Richardson; Tiffany, Field; Rae, Newton; Debra, Bendell;

doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2012.07.006

pmid: 22982265

pmc: PMC3494786

Locus of control and prenatal depression

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Abstract

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.

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Keywords

Adult, Rural Population, Depressive Disorder, Adolescent, Middle Aged, Depression, Postpartum, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Humans, Female, Internal-External Control

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