Trait Forgiveness and Dyadic Adjustment Predict Postnatal Depression

Jennifer S. Ripley; Everett L. Worthington; Rachel C. Garthe; Don E. Davis; Joshua N. Hook; Chelsea A. Reid; Daryl R. Van Tongeren; Amy Voltmer; Camilla W. Nonterah; Richard G. Cowden; Anthony Coetzer-Liversage; Athena Cairo; Shaun Joynt; Bright Akpalu

doi:10.1007/s10826-018-1053-0

Trait Forgiveness and Dyadic Adjustment Predict Postnatal Depression

Jennifer S. Ripley, Everett L. Worthington, Rachel C. Garthe, Don E. Davis, Joshua N. Hook, Chelsea A. Reid, Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Amy Voltmer, Camilla W. Nonterah, Richard G. Cowden, Anthony Coetzer-Liversage, Athena Cairo, Shaun Joynt, Bright Akpalu

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Abstract

The birth of a first child can be stressful on intimate partner relationships and the women having their first child. Conflict can occur, and hurts might be experienced, which could lead to post-partum depression. Thus, capacity for forgiveness with specific hurts might affect post-partum depression. We investigated women having their first child (N = 52), and examined whether dyadic adjustment, trait forgiveness, and situational forgiving during pregnancy predicted postpartum depression. This study found that marital forgiveness predicted lower levels of depression above and beyond the effects of general dyadic adjustment. Dyadic adjustment and trait forgiveness predicted postpartum depression while situational forgiving was mixed. Postpartum depression researchers are encouraged to consider the inclusion of positive psychology variables, such as forgiveness, in future research studies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2185-2192
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Child and Family Studies
Volume	27
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1053-0
State	Published - Jul 1 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Dyadic adjustment
Forgiveness
Positive psychology
Postpartum depression
Stress in parenthood
Transition to parenthood

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Developmental and Educational Psychology
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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Ripley, J. S., Worthington, E. L., Garthe, R. C., Davis, D. E., Hook, J. N., Reid, C. A., Van Tongeren, D. R., Voltmer, A., Nonterah, C. W., Cowden, R. G., Coetzer-Liversage, A., Cairo, A., Joynt, S., & Akpalu, B. (2018). Trait Forgiveness and Dyadic Adjustment Predict Postnatal Depression. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(7), 2185-2192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1053-0

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