Chen C H
School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 1996 Feb;12(2):104-13.
This study examined the extent to which adolescents are at increased risk for postpartum depression. Mothers, ranging in age from 15-37, comprised two samples: 77 adolescent mothers (15-20 years) and 151 adult mothers (21-37 years). Six weeks postpartum, 61% of the adolescent mothers and 37.7% of the adult mothers met Beck Depression Inventory criteria for mildly to severely depression. Adolescent mothers reported significantly higher perceived stress and postpartum depression, but lower social support and self-esteem than adult mothers. Among 21 symptoms of depression, adolescent mothers exhibited significantly higher cognitive-affective symptoms than adult mothers. Adolescent mothers reported higher levels of somatic symptoms than adult mothers, but did not reach statistical significance. Low self-esteem was the significant risk factor of postpartum depression for adolescent mothers. In addition to low self-esteem, high stress was significant risk factor of postpartum depression for adult mothers.
本研究调查了青少年产后抑郁风险增加的程度。年龄在15至37岁之间的母亲组成了两个样本：77名青少年母亲（15至20岁）和151名成年母亲（21至37岁）。产后六周，61%的青少年母亲和37.7%的成年母亲符合贝克抑郁量表中轻度至重度抑郁的标准。青少年母亲报告的感知压力和产后抑郁程度显著高于成年母亲，但社会支持和自尊水平低于成年母亲。在21种抑郁症状中，青少年母亲表现出的认知情感症状显著高于成年母亲。青少年母亲报告的躯体症状水平高于成年母亲，但未达到统计学显著性。低自尊是青少年母亲产后抑郁的显著风险因素。除了低自尊外，高压力是成年母亲产后抑郁的显著风险因素。
