Examination of Relationship Between Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Use of Social Network by Pregnant Women
The mother's having good mental health during pregnancy is important for the mother's and fetus's health. Lack of social support and staying away from social networks can increase the incidence of depression during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Psychiatria Danubina 2022-12, Vol.34 (Suppl 10), p.93-103 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The mother's having good mental health during pregnancy is important for the mother's and fetus's health. Lack of social support and staying away from social networks can increase the incidence of depression during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between social support, depressive symptoms and use of social network by pregnant women SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In this descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the Obstetrics Polyclinics of a training and research hospital, 819 healthy pregnant women whose gestational age was ≥16 weeks were included. To collect the data, the Descriptive Characteristics Form, Social Media Usage Characteristics Form, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were used.
In the study, it was determined that 77.5% of the pregnant women use social networking sites. The difference between the pregnant women who used social media and those who did not according to the presence of depression symptoms was found to be significant (p |
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ISSN: | 0353-5053 |