Abstract
Studies have found that mothers have an increased incidence of depressive symptoms after their infant's Neonatal ICU admission. These symptoms persist after the infant's discharge, and may interfere with mother-infant interaction and infant development. Perceived stress and perception of child vulnerability have been cited as contributing to depressive symptoms in this population. Resourcefulness has been found in other populations to have an inverse relationship with depression. This study's aim was to examine the relationship between resourcefulness and postpartum depressive symptoms -and the effect of perception of child vulnerability -and perceived stress on postpartum depression in mothers following discharge from the NICU. This cross-sectional study of 74 mothers in the NY City area utilized the Resourcefulness Scale, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Child Vulnerability Scale, Perceived Stress Scale and a Demographic Questionnaire. Resourcefulness was not significantly inversely related to postpartum depression when demographic variables were added to the analysis.
Sigma Membership
Omega Nu
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cross-Sectional
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Child Vulnerability, Preterm Infants, Postpartum Depression, Resourcefulness
Advisor
Jane White
Second Advisor
Andrea McCrink
Third Advisor
Ditsapelo McFarland
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Adelphi University
Degree Year
2019
Recommended Citation
Grippi, Christine A., "Mothers' resourcefulness, postpartum depression, perception of child vulnerability, and perceived stress after preterm infant's discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit" (2024). Dissertations. 606.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/606
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None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2024-08-26
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 13918027; ProQuest document ID: 2249951096. The author still retains copyright.