The impact of social support on postpartum depression: The mediator role of self-efficacy

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 720-726

  Zhang, Yanjun ^a   Jin, Shenghua ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

postpartum depression; self efficacy; social support; structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84966507746     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105314536454     Document Type: Article

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