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Temperament, Character, and Depressive Symptoms during Pregnancy: A Study of a Japanese Population

Author(s) -

Mariko Minatani,

Sachiko Kita,

Yukiko Ohashi,

Toshinori Kitamura,

Megumi Haruna,

Kyoko Sakanashi,

Tomoko Tanaka

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

depression research and treatment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738

H-Index - 27

eISSN - 2090-133X

pISSN - 2090-1321

DOI - 10.1155/2013/140169

Subject(s) - harm avoidance , temperament , medicine , pregnancy , temperament and character inventory , reward dependence , depression (economics) , personality , persistence (discontinuity) , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , multilevel model , population , clinical psychology , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , psychology , anxiety , social psychology , geotechnical engineering , macroeconomics , environmental health , machine learning , biology , computer science , economics , genetics , engineering

Background . To examine the effects of temperament and character domains on depression during pregnancy. Methods . We examined 601 pregnant women using a questionnaire that included the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), and demographic variables. Results . In a hierarchical regression analysis, severity of depression during pregnancy was predicted by the women's negative response towards the current pregnancy, low self-directedness, and high harm avoidance, persistence, and self-transcendence. Conclusion . Depression during pregnancy is predicted by personality traits as well as women's negative attitudes towards the current pregnancy.

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