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Relationship between attachment style and depressive symptoms in postpartum women: Findings from Turkey

Bağlanma biçemi ve doğum sonrası depresyon belirtileri arasındaki ilişki: Türkiye?den bulgular

OSMAN TALAT SABUNCUOĞLU
Meral BERKEM
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252–258
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Clinicians should pay particular attention to vulnerable women regarding their attachment style for early identification and treatment of PPD, either in western or non-western societies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the association between depressive symptoms and attachment style in postpartum women in a non-western setting.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: This study was carried out at the local health care centers in April 2004 among Turkish mothers within 2 to 18 months postpartum.
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Conclusion & Impact:Clinicians should pay particular attention to vulnerable women regarding their attachment style for early identification and treatment of PPD, either in western or non-western societies.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2004 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Kültürler arası karşılaştırma · Anne-çocuk ilişkileri · Nesne ilişkileri

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Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the association between depressive symptoms and attachment style in postpartum women in a non-western setting. Method: This study was carried out at the local health care centers in April 2004 among Turkish mothers within 2 to 18 months postpartum. A sociodemographic data sheet and the Turkish versions of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Adult Attachment Style Questionnaire (AAQ) were administered to 80 mothers. Results: On the EPDS, 30 % of the sample (n=24) displayed symptoms of depression with a cut-off score of ≥11. Postpartum depressive symptoms (EPDS ≥ 11) were found to be associated with insecure attachment style (X2=4.42, p=0.035; X2=10.81, p=0.001 for Part 1 and Part 2 of AAQ, respectively). Conclusion: Maternal insecure attachment behavior, stimulated by the close relationship with the infant may contribute to the factors that may give rise to symptoms of depression. The present study, performed in a non-western country, confirms the results of the previous western studies suggesting a relationship between insecure attachment style and postpartum depression (PPD). Clinicians should pay particular attention to vulnerable women regarding their attachment style for early identification and treatment of PPD, either in western or non-western societies.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı erişkin bağlanması ve doğum sonrası depresyon belirtileri arasındaki ilişkinin Türk annelerden oluşan bir örneklemde araştırılmasıdır. Yöntem: Çalışma örneklemini, İstanbul?da yerel sağlık birimlerine başvuran doğum sonrası 2-18 ay arası dönemdeki 80 anne oluşturdu. Veri toplama araçları olarak Edinburgh Doğum Sonrası Depresyon Ölçeği (EDSDÖ), Erişkin Bağlanma Biçemi Ölçeği (EBBÖ) ve araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan bir bilgi formu kullanıldı. Bulgular: EDSDÖ kesim noktası ≥11 olarak alındığında örneklemin % 30?u (s=24) depresyon belirtisi göstermektedir. Doğum sonrası depresyon (DSD) belirtileri güvensiz bağlanma biçemiyle anlamlı olarak ilişkili bulundu (EBBÖ birinci ve ikinci bölümü için sırasıyla: X2=4.42, p=0.035 ve X2=10.81, p=0.001). Sonuç: Bebekle yakın ilişki nedeniyle uyarılan annenin güvensiz bağlanma biçemi doğum sonrası dönemde depresyon belirtilerine yol açan etkenler arasında düşünülmelidir. Güvensiz bağlanma biçemi ve DSD arasında Batılı örneklemlerde gösterilen ilişki incelediğimiz örneklemdeki Türk annelerde de desteklenmiştir. Gerek Batılı, gerek Batılı olmayan ülkelerde çalışan ilgili sağlık çalışanları DSD erken tanı ve sağaltımı için annenin bağlanma biçemine dikkat etmelidir.

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SABUNCUOĞLU, O. T., BERKEM, M. (2006). Relationship between attachment style and depressive symptoms in postpartum women: Findings from Turkey. Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt: 17 - Sayı: 4, 252–258. https://ajindex.com/articles/91980

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