Publication: Relationships between maternal socio-demographics, self-efficacy social support and depression in Thai adult mothers with children under one year old
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2009
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1905-1387
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Mahidol University
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ASEAN Institute for Health Development Mahidol University
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Journal of Public Health and Development. Vol.7, No.2 (2009), 27 - 39
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Chutima Nitising, Napaporn Sowattanangoon, นภาพร โสวัฒนางกูร, Sirikul Isaranurug, ศิริกุล อิศรานุรักษ์ Relationships between maternal socio-demographics, self-efficacy social support and depression in Thai adult mothers with children under one year old. Journal of Public Health and Development. Vol.7, No.2 (2009), 27 - 39. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/1620
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Relationships between maternal socio-demographics, self-efficacy social support and depression in Thai adult mothers with children under one year old
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ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างการรับรู้ความสามารถของแม่ในการดูแลลูก แรงสนับสนุนทางสังคมกับภาวะซึมเศร้าในแม่ที่มีบุตรวัยแรกเกิดถึงหนึ่งปี
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Abstract
The prevalence of maternal depression has become an important problem
worldwide including Thailand. The purpose of this cross sectional study was to
investigate the association of maternal self-efficacy and social support with
maternal depression. The sample comprised 285 mothers with children aged one
year or less and who attended the well-baby clinic in the pediatric out patient
department at Samutsakhon Provincial Hospital. Data was collected using
self-administrated questionnaires and the self-report technique. Pearson’s Correlation
Coefficient, Chi-square test and multiple regression analysis using Stepwise
procedure were used for data analysis.
Results revealed that the factors that were significantly related to maternal
depression, were education level (r = .123, p =.038), sufficient family income
( =9.877, p=.007), maternal self-efficacy (r = -.135, p =.028), and social support
(r = -.171, p =.004). After applying stepwise multiple regression analysis by
controlling education level and sufficient family income, social support was found to be
a good predictor (R2 = 9.5, p= .046) of depression, while self-efficacy (R2 = 9.5,
p= .051) was not.
This study has shown that self-efficacy and social support are inversely related
to maternal depression. It emphasizes the need for further study identifies and
explains the role of maternal self-efficacy as a mediator in reducing maternal
depression.