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KMID : 1159120190260040139
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology
2019 Volume.26 No. 4 p.139 ~ p.156
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The Reciprocal Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Self-Esteem in Women Following the Birth of a First Baby
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Choi Hee-Cheol
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Abstract
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This study examined the prevalence of postpartum depression and the reciprocal relationship between self-esteem and depressive symptoms in women (N = 964) following the birth of their first baby. Data from the 1st to 3rd wave of the Panel Study on Korean Children was analyzed. The prevalence of postpartum depression was 34% at birth, 30.1% four months postpartum, 36% 1 year postpartum, and 31.1% 2 years postpartum. The cognitive vulnerability hypothesis of depression was supported. Specifically, preceding self-esteem significantly predicted subsequent depressive symptoms, over and above the effects of preceding depressive symptoms. The negative effect of depression on self-esteem hypothesis was partially, though inconsistently supported. Specifically, preceding depressive symptoms significantly predicted subsequent self-esteem, over and above the effects of preceding self-esteem at the interval between the 2nd and 3rd wave, but not between the 1st and 2nd wave. These results partially support the reciprocal relationship between self-esteem and depressive symptoms.
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KEYWORD
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Women, Primipara, depressive symptoms, self-esteem, Panel Study on Korean Children(PSKC)
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