Highlights
- •Postpartum depression increases in mothers with cognitive emotion regulation difficulties.
- •The risk of developing postpartum depression increases in mothers with low emotional intelligence.
- •The incidence of postpartum depression increases in mothers who experience emotional violence.
- •Mothers not attending regular antenatal follow-ups are more susceptible to PPD symptoms.
- •Mothers having a psychological/emotional problem during pregnancy and postpartum period more susceptible to PPD symptoms.
Abstract
Aim
To assess the effects of cognitive emotion regulation, emotional intelligence status
and related factors on postpartum depression (PPD) in postpartum women.
Design and methods
This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in 268 mothers with babies
aged 1–12 months. The study was carried out between 01 November 2021 and 01 February
2022 in the pediatric outpatient clinic of the Medical Faculty Hospital of a province
in the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. Data were collected using the sociodemographic
and obstetric data collection form, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Cognitive
Emotion Regulation Questionnaire–Short Form (CERQ), and Trait Emotional Intelligence
Questionnaire–Short Form (TEIQue-SF).
Results
Seventy-one (26.5 %) mothers received scores above the cut-off point (>13) in the
depression scale. Experiencing emotional violence, having cognitive emotion regulation
difficulties, and low emotional intelligence characteristics affected the risk of
developing postpartum depression by 16 % (F = 13.757, p < 0.001).
Conclusion
Exposure to emotional violence, cognitive emotion regulation, and emotional intelligence
status reveal that they are important in identifying women at risk of PPD. These findings
highlight the need for nurses to develop comprehensive cognitive emotion regulation
and emotional intelligence traits assessment programs, including depression screening.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 23, 2022
Accepted:
July 10,
2022
Received in revised form:
July 5,
2022
Received:
February 4,
2022
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