The Structure of Women's Mood in the Early Postpartum

Autor/inn/en	Buttner, Melissa M.; O'Hara, Michael W.; Watson, David
Titel	The Structure of Women's Mood in the Early Postpartum
Quelle	In: Assessment, 19 (2012) 2, S.247-256 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-1911
DOI	10.1177/1073191111429388
Schlagwörter	Females; Measures (Individuals); Factor Analysis; Psychometrics; Birth; Psychological Patterns; Emotional Response; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Questionnaires; Mothers; Affective Behavior; Negative Attitudes; Factor Structure; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Evaluation Research; Iowa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Messdaten; Faktorenanalyse; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Geburt; Emotionales Verhalten; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Fragebogen; Mother; Mutter; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Negative Fixierung; Faktorenstruktur; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Evaluationsforschung
Abstract	The "postpartum blues" is a mild, predictable mood disturbance occurring within the first several days following childbirth. Previous analyses of the "blues" symptom structure yielded inconclusive findings, making reliable assessment a significant methodological limitation. The current study aimed to explicate the symptom structure of women's mood following childbirth, and to examine psychometric properties of the Daily Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ), an adapted version of the Kennerley Blues Questionnaire that included additional items from the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. Mothers who recently delivered (N = 216) were recruited from a university hospital and asked to complete mood ratings on six consecutive days using the DEQ. Exploratory factor analysis yielded an interpretable two-factor solution identified as Negative Affect and Positive Affect. Scale reliability indices were excellent, with a high level of agreement in factor structure over time. This two-factor model provides reliable assessment of women's mood in the early postpartum, informing the study of reproductive-related mood disorders. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10