MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2022;47(2):92-99. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000804.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between acculturative stress, perceived stress, social support, and postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms among immigrant Arab American couples.
Using a cross-sectional design, 30 Arab American immigrant couples were enrolled. During home visits, couples completed the demographic information, the Multi-Dimensional Acculturative Stress Inventory, Perceived Stress, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support among Arab Women, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Data were analyzed using bivariate linear regression and Pearson correlation.
In bivariate regressions, paternal and maternal acculturative stress was moderately associated with maternal PPD symptoms (r = .39, and .46, respectively; p < .05). Maternal perceived stress (r = .70, P < .01) was strongly associated with PPD and maternal perceived social support was moderately associated with PPD (r = -.42, p < .05). Maternal and paternal acculturative stress was strongly correlated (r = .61, p < .001).
Couple's acculturative stress and mother's perceived stress were positively associated with mother's PPD symptoms. Our findings suggest the need to develop a culturally appropriate procedure to assess couple's stress that may affect immigrant women at high risk for PPD.
本研究旨在探讨阿拉伯裔美国移民夫妇的文化适应压力、感知压力、社会支持与产后抑郁（PPD）症状之间的关系。
采用横断面设计，招募了 30 对阿拉伯裔美国移民夫妇。在家庭访视中，夫妇完成了人口统计学信息、多维文化适应压力量表、感知压力量表、阿拉伯妇女多维感知社会支持量表和爱丁堡产后抑郁量表。使用双变量线性回归和 Pearson 相关分析对数据进行分析。
在双变量回归中，父亲和母亲的文化适应压力与母亲的 PPD 症状呈中度相关（r =.39 和.46，分别；p <.05）。母亲的感知压力（r =.70，p <.01）与 PPD 强烈相关，母亲的感知社会支持与 PPD 呈中度相关（r = -.42，p <.05）。母亲和父亲的文化适应压力呈强相关（r =.61，p <.001）。
夫妇的文化适应压力和母亲的感知压力与母亲的 PPD 症状呈正相关。我们的研究结果表明，需要制定一种文化上适当的程序来评估可能使处于 PPD 高风险的移民妇女面临压力的夫妇的压力。
