Objective To examine differences in depression symptom rates and severity and factors
associated with depression ratings. Participants Cross‐sectional sample of 1,359 American …

Self‐reported parental stress was investigated in three samples of mothers with small
children, using a Swedish version of the Parenting Stress Index (PSI). Dimensionality in …

This study explored components of a model of transition to being the mother of a new infant
during an infant's first 3 months Personal and situational conditions and maternal problem …

BACKGROUND: Long-term follow-up studies are required to better understand the extent of
the effectiveness of early detection programs for perinatal depression. We followed up …

Background: Despite recent emphasis on the “fourth trimester” and beyond, most knowledge
of stressors affecting women is focused on the first 6 postpartum weeks. Our aim was to …

Postpartum maternal well being across cultures has received limited research attention. We
examined relationships among stress, social support, and health in 152 Chinese mothers< 1 …

The focus of this book is parental role achievement in unusual circumstances, beginning
during pregnancy and progressing through the first year following birth (parental role identity …

Objective: To examine mothers' postpartum perceptions of stress and satisfaction. Design:
Methodologic triangulation with quantitative and qualitative data in a nonexperimental …

This chapter analyzes the literature on women as mothers; research reports published
between January 1985 and December 1999 were reviewed. As in the past, almost all of the …

A preliminary theoretical model of parenting stress was tested. The additive effects of a
series of stresses, namely, stressful pregnancy, stress of labor and delivery, and the stress of …