169
Views
10
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Unravelling the Complexities of the Relationship Between Employment Status and Postpartum Depressive Symptomatology

, , &
Pages 61-79 | Published online: 21 Oct 2008

REFERENCES

  • Bagedahl-Strindlund , M. and Monsen Borjesson , K. 1998 . Postnatal depression: A hidden illness. . Acta Psychiatr Scand , 98 ( 4 ) : 272 – 5 .
  • Barrera , M. 1981 . “ Social support in the adjustment of pregnant adolescents: Assesment issues ” . In Social Network and Social Support. , Edited by: Gotlib , B. H. Beverly Hills : Sage Publ. .
  • Beck , C.T. 1996 . A meta-analysis of predictors of postpartum depression. . Nurs Res , 45 ( 5 ) : 297 – 303 .
  • Bellerose , C. , Lavallée , C. , Chénard , L. and Levasseur , M. 1995 . Et la santé,ça va en 1992–1993 Rappror de l'enquěte sociale et de santé 1992–1993. Montréal: Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux, Gouvernement du Québec
  • Bernazzani , O. , Saucier , J.F. , David , H. and Borgeat , F. 1997 . Psychosocial predictors of depressive symptomatology level in postpartum women. . J Affect Disord , 46 ( 1 ) : 39 – 49 .
  • Collins , N.L. , Dunkel-Schetter , C. , Lobel , M. and Scrimshaw , S.C. 1993 . Social support in pregnancy: Psychosocial correlates of birth outcomes and postpartum depression. . J Pers Soc Psychol , 65 ( 6 ) : 1243 – 58 .
  • Corbeil , C. , Descarrires , F.G. C. and Séguin , C. 1992 . “ Une pratique de la maternité: Les femmes au foyer ” . In Mères et travailleuses. De l'exception à la règle. , Edited by: Dandurand , R.-B. and Descarries , F. Québec : IQRC. .
  • Dandurand , R.B. and Ouellette , F.-R. 1992 . “ Travail des mères, garde des enfants et soutien de l'entourage dans trois quartiers Montréalais ” . In Mères et travailleuses: de l'exception à la règle , Edited by: Dandurand , R.B. and Descarries , F. 129 – 162 . Québec : IQRC. .
  • Desai , S. and Waite , L.J. 1991 . Women's employment during pregnancy and after the first birth: Occupational characteristics and work commitment. . American Sociological Review , 56 ( 4 ) : 551 – 566 .
  • Doyal , L. 1995 . What makes women sick? Gender and the political economy of health. , New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press. .
  • Ezzy , D. 1993 . Unemployment and mental health: A critical review. . Social Science, & Medicine , 37 : 41 – 52 .
  • Fuhrer , R. and Rouillon , F. 1989 . La version française de l'échelle CES-D. Description et traduction de l'échelle d'autoévaluation. . Psychiatry, & Psychobiology , 4 : 163 – 166 .
  • Gjerdingen , D.K. and Chaloner , K.M. 1994 . The relationship of women's postpartum mental health to employment, childbirth, and social support. . J Fam Pract , 38 ( 5 ) : 465 – 72 .
  • Glangeaud-Freudanthal , N. 1999 . Evaluation de la prévalence de la dépression post-partum en France. . Devenir , 11 ( 2 ) : 53 – 64 .
  • Guyon , L. 1996 . Derrière les apparences. Santé et conditions de vie des femmes Gouvernement du Québec, Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux
  • Hibbard , J.H. and Pope , C.R. 1992 . Women's employment, Social support and mortality. . Women, & Health , 18 : 119 – 133 .
  • Joesch , J.M. 1994 . Children and the timing of women's paid work after childbirth: A further specification of the relationship. . Journal of Marriage and the Family , 56 ( 2 ) : 429 – 440 .
  • Leathers , S.J. , Kelley , M.A. and Richman , J.A. 1997 . Postpartum depressive symptomatology in new mothers and fathers: Parenting, work, and support. . J Nerv Ment Dis , 185 ( 3 ) : 129 – 39 .
  • Lepage , L. 1984 . Adaptation et validation d'une mesure de réseau de support social appliquable en soins infirmiers. Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis, Université de Montréal, Montréal.
  • Lewis , G. and Sloggett , A. 1998 . Suicide, deprivation and unemployment: Record linkage study. . British Medical Journal , 317 : 1283 – 1286 .
  • Lynch , J.W. , Kaplan , G.A. and Salonen , J.T. 1997 . Why do poor people behave poorly? Variation in adult health behaviours and psychosocial characteristics by stages of the socioeconomic lifecourse. . Social Science, & Medicine , 44 ( 6 ) : 809 – 819 .
  • Marmot , M. , Ryff , C.D. , Bumpass , L.L. , Shipley , M. and Marks , N.F. 1997 . Social inequalities in health: Next questions and converging evidence. . Social Science, & Medicine , 44 : 901 – 910 .
  • Marshall , K. 1999 . L'emploi après la naissance d'un enfant. . Perspective, Statistique Canada , 11 ( 20–29 )
  • Martikainen , P. 1995 . Women's employment, marriage, motherhood and mortality: A test of the multiple role and role accumulation hypotheses. . Social Science, & Medicine , 40 : 199 – 212 .
  • Neter , E. , Collins , N.L. , Lobel , M. and Dunkel-Schetter , C. 1995 . Psychosocial predictors of postpartum depressed mood in socioeconomically disadvantaged women. . Womens Health , 1 ( 1 ) : 51 – 75 .
  • O'Hara , M.W. and Swain , A.M. 1996 . Rates and risk of postpartum depression–a meta-analysis. . International Review of Psychiatry , 8 : 37 – 54 .
  • Pascual , L. , Haynes , O.M. , Galperin , C.G. and Bornstein , M.H. 1995 . Psychosocial determinants of whether and how much new mothers work. . Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology , 26 ( 3 ) : 314 – 330 .
  • Power , C. , Manor , O. and Matthews , S. 1999 . The duration and timing of exposure: Effects of socioeconomic environment on adult health. . American Journal of Public Health , 89 ( 7 ) : 1059 – 1065 .
  • Pugliesi , K. 1992 . Women and mental health: Two traditions of feminist research. . Women, & Health , 19 : 43 – 68 .
  • Radloff , L.S. 1977 . The CES-D scale: A self-report depression scale for research in the general population. . Applied Psychological Measurement , 1 ( 3 ) : 385 – 401 .
  • Rindfuss , R.R. , Brewster , K.L. and Kavee , A.L. 1996 . Women, work and children: Behavioral and attitudinal change in the United States. . Population and Development Review , 22 ( 3 ) : 457 – 482 .
  • Romito , P. 1990 . La naissance du premier enfant. , Paris : Delachaux, & Niestlé. .
  • Romito , P. 1994 . Work and health in mothers of young children. . Int J Health Serv , 24 ( 4 ) : 607 – 28 .
  • Romito , P. , Saurel-Cubizolles , M.J. and Lelong , N. 1999 . What makes new mothers unhappy: Psychological distress one year after birth in Italy and France. . Social Science, & Medicine , 49 : 1651 – 1661 .
  • Rosenberg , H. 1993 . “ Mother work, stress and depression: The costs of privatized social reproduction ” . In Family patterns, gender relations , Edited by: Fox , B. 245 – 256 . Toronto : Oxford University Press. .
  • Ross , C.E. and Mirowsky , J. 1995 . Does employment affect health? . Journal of Health and Social Behavior , 36 : 230 – 243 .
  • Saurel-Cubizolles , M.J. , Romito , P. , Ancel , P.Y. and Lelong , N. 2000 . Unemployment and psychological distress one year after childbirth in France. . J Epidemiol Community Health , 54 ( 3 ) : 185 – 91 .
  • Saurel-Cubizolles , M.J. , Romito , P. , Escribà-Agüir , V. , Lelong , N. , Pons , R.M. and Ancel , P.Y. 1999 . Returning to work after childbirth in France, Italy and Spain. . European Sociological Review , 15 ( 2 ) : 179 – 194 .
  • Séguin , L. , Potvin , L. , St-Denis , M. and Loiselle , J. 1999 . Socio-environmental factors and postnatal depressive symptomatology: A longitudinal study. . Women, & Health , 29 ( 1 ) : 57 – 72 .
  • Sorensen , G. and Verbrugge , L.M. 1987 . Women, work and health. . American Review of Public Health , 8 : 235 – 251 .
  • Stuart , S. , Couser , G. , Schilder , K. , O'Hara , M.W. and Gorman , L. 1998 . Postpartum anxiety and depression: Onset and comorbidity in a community sample. . J Nerv Ment Dis , 186 ( 7 ) : 420 – 4 .
  • Walzer , S. 1997 . Contextualizing the employment decisions of new mothers. . Qualitative Sociology , 20 ( 2 ) : 211 – 227 .
  • Weatherhall , R. , Joshi , H. and Macran , S. 1994 . Double burden or double blessing? Employment, motherhood and mortality in the longitudinal study of England and Wales. . Social Science, & Medicine , 38 : 285 – 297 .
  • Wenk , D. and Garrett , P. 1992 . Having a baby: Some predictions of maternal employment around childbirth. . Gender, & Society , 6 ( 1 ) : 49 – 65 .
  • Wilson , L.M. , Reid , A.J. , Midmer , D.K. , Biringer , A. , Caroll , J.C. and Stewart , D.E. 1996 . Antenatal psychosocial risk factors associated with adverse postpartum family outcomes. . Canadian Medical Association Journal , 154 ( 6 ) : 785 – 799 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.