Prematurity, ethnicity and personality: risk for postpartum emotional distress among Bedouin-Arab and Jewish women

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-93

  Gueron Sela, Noa ^a   Atzaba Poria, Naama ^a   Meiri, Gal ^b   Marks, Kyla ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bedouin society; cultural context; postpartum depression; prematurity; self criticism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PREMATURITY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84873995170     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2012.747195     Document Type: Article

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