Social Energy Exchange Theory for Postpartum Depression

Bibliographic Data

ID19462131
AuthorsBobbie Posmontier (Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA,, corresponding author), Roberta Waite (0000-0002-1623-2119, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Year2011
Volume22
Issue1
Pages15-21
Publication date2011-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1043659610387156
PMID21235037
OpenAlexW2137848647
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

Postpartum depression (PPD), a significant health problem affecting about 19.4% of postpartum women worldwide, may result in long-term cognitive and behavior problems in children, spousal depression, widespread family dysfunction, and chronic and increasingly severe maternal depression. Although current theoretical frameworks provide a rich context for studying PPD, none provides a framework that specifically addresses the dynamic relationship of the inner personal experience with the social and cultural context of PPD. The authors propose the social energy exchange theory for postpartum depression to understand how PPD impedes this dynamic relationship and suggest it as a theoretical framework for the study of interventions that would target intra- and interpersonal disturbance within the social and cultural context

Developmental psychology · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Postpartum depression · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Social environment · Social support · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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