Depressive attributional style and depression following childbirth.

Manly, Patricia C.; McMahon, Robert J.; Bradley, Christine; Davidson, Park O.

doi:10.1037/0021-843x.91.4.245

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“…This approach suggests that a certain stable style of interpreting events (e.g., usually blaming oneself when things go wrong) may make some people more prone to depression than others. Research on attributional style and depression has produced partial support for this approach (Manly, McMahon, Bradley, & Davidson, 1982;Miller, Klee, & Norman, 1982;Raps, Peterson, Reinhard, Abramson, & Seligman, 1982;Seligman, Abramson, Semmel, & von Baeyer, 1979). Another approach that examines relatively stable cognitive patterns and depression is presented below.…”

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Desire for control, locus of control, and proneness to depression

Burger

1984

Journal of Personality

111

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Two personality constructs, desire for control and locus of control, were related to depression among college students. Measures of levels of depression, desire for control, and locus of control were taken from subjects. Approximately six months later 71% of these subjects returned a questionnaire concerning their experiences with depression during that six-month period. It was found that locus of control scores, particularly the extent to which subjects perceived that their lives were controlled by chance, were significantly related to the depression levels. It was also found that high desire for control subjects who held external perceptions of control were most likely to seek nonprofessional help for depression. In addition, high desire for control subjects who perceived their lives as generally controlled by chance were most likely to have suicidal thoughts. The results are interpreted in terms of a general style that may promote a proneness to depression for certain individuals.

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Desire for control, locus of control, and proneness to depression

Burger

1984

Journal of Personality

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“…Subsequent to the pioneering work of Maloney (1952), the psychological aspects of maternity blues have been studied in a variety of countries and cultural groups (Adewuya, 2005;Condon & Watson, 1987;Hau & Levy, 2003;Manly, McMahon, Bradley, & Davidson, 1982;Murata, Nadaoka, Morioka, Oiji, & Saito, 1998;Stein, 1980).…”

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Maternity Blues in Italian Primipara Women: Symptoms and Mood States in the First Fifteen Days After Childbirth

Grussu

Quatraro

2013

Health Care for Women International

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The maternity blues is the most commonly observed puerperal mood disturbance. In Italy, the mother's daily affective experience after childbirth has not yet been published. During each of the first 15 days after the birth of the child, 36 primipara women completed the Kellner Symptoms Questionnaire (SQ) and the Profile of Mood States (POMS). We found that the mothers studied showed both psychological symptoms and mood disturbances of slight entity. Conversely, somatic symptoms were particularly acute in the first few days after childbirth. In this same period, slight anxiety symptoms, confusion, and bewilderment may develop.

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“…Evidence from a number of studies of women during the transition to motherhood (Dimitrovsky, PerezHirshberg, & Itskowitz, 1987;Hayworth, Little, Bonham Carter, Raptopoulos, Priest, & Sandler, 1980) suggest that people with external LOC may also be more prone to respond to stress with depression even in the context of a positive life event. However, the results of research on this subject have not always been consistent (Manly, McMahon, Bradley, & Davidson, 1982).…”

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Locus of Control of Israeli Women During the Transition to Marriage

Dimitrovsky

Schapira-Beck

Itskowitz

1994

The Journal of Psychology

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Sixty Israeli women were administered Rotter's (1966) Locus of Control Scale and Zung's (1965) Self-Rating Depression Scale 1 to 2 months prior to their marriages. Six to 8 weeks after they were married, they responded to Spanier's (1976) Dyadic Adjustment Scale and again to the Zung scale. There was a low but significant correlation between externality and depression following marriage. Mean depression scores for the total sample, and for women with internal, medium, and external locus of control (LOC) were significantly lower after marriage. Women with external LOC manifested significantly more change in depression scores before and after marriage and also rated themselves significantly less satisfied with their marriages. Depression prior to marriage was predictive of later marital dissatisfaction, and depression following marriage was highly correlated with concurrent dissatisfaction.

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Depressive attributional style and depression following childbirth.

Cited by 91 publications

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Desire for control, locus of control, and proneness to depression

Desire for control, locus of control, and proneness to depression

Maternity Blues in Italian Primipara Women: Symptoms and Mood States in the First Fifteen Days After Childbirth

Locus of Control of Israeli Women During the Transition to Marriage

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