Abstract
Thirteen percent of women experience postpartum depression. Prenatal screening for anticipated postpartum social support,
a postpartum depression risk factor, may allow for early intervention. We sought to validate use of a modified version of
the Postpartum Social Support Questionnaire (PSSQ) in pregnant women at increased risk for postpartum depression. Factor analysis
using orthogonal varimax rotation was used. The modified PSSQ, administered during pregnancy, yields similar loading patterns
as observed in postpartum administration of the original PSSQ.
a postpartum depression risk factor, may allow for early intervention. We sought to validate use of a modified version of
the Postpartum Social Support Questionnaire (PSSQ) in pregnant women at increased risk for postpartum depression. Factor analysis
using orthogonal varimax rotation was used. The modified PSSQ, administered during pregnancy, yields similar loading patterns
as observed in postpartum administration of the original PSSQ.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Short Communication
- Pages 1-5
- DOI 10.1007/s00737-012-0287-x
- Authors
- Angela M. Miller, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Carol J. Hogue, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Bettina T. Knight, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1648 Pierce Drive, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Zachary N. Stowe, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
- D. Jeffrey Newport, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1648 Pierce Drive, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Journal Archives of Women’s Mental Health
- Online ISSN 1435-1102
- Print ISSN 1434-1816