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Antenatal Depression and Social Support:A Study on Pregnant Women


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1 Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, India
     

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The present study aimed at assessing the relation between antenatal depression and social support among pregnant women. The study was conducted at Agartala Municipal Corporation Area. From this area 100 pregnant women was randomly selected. Beck Depression Inventory II and Social Support Scale were used for data collection. Analysis of data revealed that ante natal depression has a strong negative correlation with social support and this negative correlation was more among pregnant women from joint family back ground. However there is no significant impact of family type on the social support and level of depression among the pregnant women.

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Antenatal Depression, Social Support, Pregnancy, Family Type.
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Anjana Bhattacharjee
Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, India
Nabanita Banik
Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, India

Abstract


The present study aimed at assessing the relation between antenatal depression and social support among pregnant women. The study was conducted at Agartala Municipal Corporation Area. From this area 100 pregnant women was randomly selected. Beck Depression Inventory II and Social Support Scale were used for data collection. Analysis of data revealed that ante natal depression has a strong negative correlation with social support and this negative correlation was more among pregnant women from joint family back ground. However there is no significant impact of family type on the social support and level of depression among the pregnant women.

Keywords


Antenatal Depression, Social Support, Pregnancy, Family Type.