Neuroticism trait and postnatal depression among Chinese women: the mediating role of childbirth experience and the moderating role of perceived social support
Our findings highlight the critical importance of interventions dedicated to improving the childbirth experience, which may help reduce postnatal depression. Moreover, neuroticism and perceived social support are highly correlated and must be considered simultaneously to inform individualized interventions for postnatal depression.
Authors
- Shengnan Cong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3201-4656)
- Zhu Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8413-4633)
- Ying Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1662-9228)
- Dandan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0007-8038)
- Xuemei Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3500-1591)
- Hongyan Xie
- Tingting Gu
- Aixia Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1266-0925)
- Lijuan Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9195-8465)
- Jingjing Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9663-0263)
- Lihua Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8757-0510)
- Shiqian Ni
- Xiaoqing Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-8553)
- Shijuan Mei
Institutions
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06337-3
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Government of Jiangsu Province