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  • Title: Spouses' prenatal autonomous motivation to have a child and postpartum depression symptoms.
    Author: Reut N, Kanat-Maymon Y.
    Journal: J Clin Psychol; 2018 Oct; 74(10):1808-1819. PubMed ID: 29737006.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: Maternal postpartum depression symptoms (PDS) are linked with negative personal, family, and child developmental outcomes. However, paternal PDS, let alone dyadic process, are understudied. Grounded in the Self-Determination Theory of motivation, this longitudinal study examined whether mothers' and fathers' type of prenatal motivation to have a child predicted depression symptoms 3-6 months after birth. METHOD: The data (N = 90 heterosexual couples) were analyzed using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. RESULTS: Dyadic analyses showed that a person's prenatal autonomous motivation to have a child significantly predicted own PDS and partner's PDS. Importantly, these finding were equivalent across genders. CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the importance of dyadic prenatal motivational processes as antecedents of PDS.
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