The Interplay of Post‐Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Psychological Resilience, and Mother--Infant Attachment in Predicting Postpartum Depression After Earthquakes
 
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Doç. Dr. Şahika ŞİMŞEK ÇETİNKAYA Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Filiz Şimşek
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY (Q2)
Dergi ISSN 0012-1630 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 01-2026
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 68 / 1 / – DOI 10.1002/dev.70096
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.70096
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Özet
This study investigates the complex predictors of postpartum depression (PPD) among women affected by the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, focusing on the roles of post‐traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), psychological resilience, and mother--infant attachment. A cross‐sectional study of 270 postpartum women utilized measures of PTSS (Impact of Event Scale--Revised [IES‐R]), PPD (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale [EPDS]), psychological resilience (Brief Psychological Resilience Scale [BPRS]), and mother--infant attachment (Mother‐Infant Attachment Scale [MIAS]). Initial analyses showed that disaster‐related exposure (e.g., following news and losing relatives) was significantly associated with PTSS severity. Hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that PTSS was a significant positive predictor of PPD. Crucially, psychological resilience was found not only to be a direct negative predictor of ...
Anahtar Kelimeler
attachment | earthquake | postpartum depression | resilience