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Supports, stressors, and depressive symptoms in low-income mothers of young children

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  • Hall, L.A.
  • Williams, C.A.
  • Greenberg, R.S.

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We investigated the association of social supports and stresses with depressive symptoms in a sample of 111 predominantly low-income mothers of young children. The prevalence of high depressive symptoms, as measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), was 48 per cent. Among unmarried women, everyday stressors were strongly associated with depressive symptoms, while life events were weakly related. Associations between these variables were not found for married women. Comparing the relative importance of two different types of support - the quality of primary intimate relationships, and the social network - only the quality of the husband-intimate relationship was associated with CES-D scores among married women, whereas the social network demonstrated a moderate, inverse association with CES-D scores among unemployed women.

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  • Hall, L.A. & Williams, C.A. & Greenberg, R.S., 1985. "Supports, stressors, and depressive symptoms in low-income mothers of young children," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 75(5), pages 518-522.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.75.5.518_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.75.5.518
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    1. McDaniel, Marla & Slack, Kristen Shook, 2005. "Major life events and the risk of a child maltreatment investigation," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 27(2), pages 171-195, February.
    2. Stefania Maggi, 2006. "Analytic and Strategic Review Paper: International Perspectives on Early Child Development," Working Papers id:690, eSocialSciences.
    3. Manuel, Jennifer I. & Martinson, Melissa L. & Bledsoe-Mansori, Sarah E. & Bellamy, Jennifer L., 2012. "The influence of stress and social support on depressive symptoms in mothers with young children," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 75(11), pages 2013-2020.

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