Personality Traits and Social Support: Their Role in Postpartum Depression
Personality traits, particularly neuroticism, are key predictors of PPD in this population. While social support shows a limited moderating effect, it may offer modest protective benefits under certain conditions. The findings underscore the need for early psychological screening, especially for neuroticism, and tailored support interventions for new mothers. Given the cross-sectional design and sampling method, results should be interpreted cautiously. Longitudinal studies are recommended for further validation.
Authors
- Ayoub Ali Alshaikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6529-5506)
- Awad S. Alsamghan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1483-7058)
- Sumaila Parveen
- Syed Esam Mahmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5264-5677)
- Shahabe Saquib Abullais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5223-2167)
- Saumya Richa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3704-6634)
Institutions
- Lovely Professional University (IN)
- King Khalid University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychology Research and Behavior Management
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/prbm.s507701
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76