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The Effects of Maternal Attachment on Postpartum Blues - Mediation Effect of Self-esteem -

  • Crisisonomy
  • Abbr : KRCEM
  • 2018, 14(3), pp.47-59
  • DOI : 10.14251/crisisonomy.2018.14.3.47
  • Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general
  • Received : February 4, 2018
  • Accepted : March 13, 2018
  • Published : March 31, 2018

Park Min Hyang 1

1충북보건과학대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to identify the influence of maternal attachment on postpartum blues with self-esteem as a mediating variable. A statistical analysis of the subjects’ responses estimated the level of mother-child attachment to be 89.78±13.74 points, postpartum blues to be 48.01±11.85 points, and self-respect to be 30.19±4.71 points. A correlation coefficient between maternal attachment and postpartum blues was found to be -0.325, indicating a medium-level negative correlation that is statistically significant at a 99% confidence level. Third, the Sobel test revealed a significant mediating effect of self-respect in the effects of mother-child attachment on Postpartum Blues (z=-2.478, p<.001). As mothers experiencing postpartum blues tend to have difficulty in forming the mother-child attachment relationship, they must be diagnosed and provided with support as early as possible.

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