Citation

Bhandari S, Bullock LF, Bair-Merritt M, Rose L, Marcantonio K, Campbell JC, Sharps P. Issues Ment. Health Nurs. 2012; 33(12): 827-837.

Affiliation

Wright State University , Dayton, Ohio , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/01612840.2012.712628

PMID

23215984

Abstract

The current study explored the views of women experiencing interpersonal violence (IPV) and their relationship with their mothers or other supportive adult, and determines how this relationship affected perinatal depressive symptoms. The sample consisted of 30 urban and rural pregnant women enrolled in a larger ongoing randomized controlled trial. Data from quantitative instruments that measured depressive symptoms were examined in combination with qualitative interview data collected at baseline and six months post-natal. Women describing positive relationships with their mothers or another supportive adult reported statistically significant lower depressive symptoms scores (p < .05).

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