J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2022 May;29(2):150-158. 10.7739/jkafn.2022.29.2.150.

Effects of Parenting Stress, Sleep Quality, Self-Compassion and Family Relationship on Mothers’ Postpartum Depression

• Oh HJ
• Kim SS

• KMID: 2530203
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7739/jkafn.2022.29.2.150

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of parenting stress, sleep quality, self-compassion, and family relationship on mothers’ postpartum depression.
Methods
The participants were 141 postpartum mothers within 6 months of childbirth who completed self-report questionnaires consisting of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Self-Compassion Scale, and Family Relationship Assessment Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression using IBM SPSS/WIN 27.0.
Results
Postpartum depression was positively associated with parenting stress and sleep quality, but negatively related to self-compassion and family relationship. Multiple regression analysis showed that parenting stress, sleep quality, self-compassion and family relationship were significant factors with an explanation power of approximately 59% of the variance in postpartum depression.
Conclusion
The findings suggest that it is necessary to develop nursing interventions to enhance family relationships and reduce parenting stress to prevent postpartum depression.

Keyword

Compassion; Family relations; Parenting; Postpartum depression; Sleep; 양육 스트레스, 수면, 자기자비, 가족관계, 산후우울