Postpartum Depression and Marital Conflict: A Longitudinal Study of Bidirectional Associations in Low-Income Families

Authors

  • Júlia Scarano de Mendonça Universidade de São Paulo
  • Vera Sílvia Raad Bussab Universidade de São Paulo
  • José de Oliveira Siqueira Universidade de São Paulo

Keywords:

Postpartum depression, Marital conflict, Low-income families, Structural equation modeling.

Abstract

Based on a systemic approach, our objective is to examine the bidirectional associations between postpartum depression (PPD) and marital conflict during the first two years of the child’s life, and to propose a method of data analysis compatible with this approach. Mothers were given the Brazilian version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and their marital relationship was evaluated. Using a non-recursive structural equation model significant associations were found in the direction of the influence of PPD on marital conflict. Bidirectional associations between the variables were not found. Discussion focuses on the higher probability of PPD leading to marital conflict than the other way around.Keywords: 

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Author Biographies

Júlia Scarano de Mendonça, Universidade de São Paulo

Instituto de Psicologia Departamento de Psicologia Experimental Psicologia do Desenvolvimento Humano

Vera Sílvia Raad Bussab, Universidade de São Paulo

Instituto de Psicologia Departamento de Psicologia Experimental Psicologia do Desenvolvimento Humano

José de Oliveira Siqueira, Universidade de São Paulo

Instituto de Psicologia Departamento de Psicologia Experimental Estatística

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Published

2014-02-11

How to Cite

Mendonça, J. S. de, Bussab, V. S. R., & Siqueira, J. de O. (2014). Postpartum Depression and Marital Conflict: A Longitudinal Study of Bidirectional Associations in Low-Income Families. Psico, 44(4), 581–589. Retrieved from https://pucrs.emnuvens.com.br/revistapsico/article/view/13207

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 4 (2013)

Section

Articles