Maternal depression as catalyst for cooperation: evidence from Uganda

IF 3 1区 心理学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Alessandra Cassar , Patricia H. Schneider , Chukwuemeka Ugwu
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Abstract

This study investigates the hypothesis that perinatal depression could function as a catalyst for a mother to elicit cooperation from others in times of need (Hagen, 2002). We analyze data on social support and depression from 292 women in Uganda around the time of giving birth and find that a perceived lack of support, especially from the baby's father, is linked to a higher risk of depression in the mother. Moreover, we employ a quasi-experimental strategy to analyze the lesser-studied direction of the causality and estimate the effect of perinatal depression on different types of support (instrumental, informational, emotional, economic) a mother receives from kin, affines, and unrelated individuals. The results indicate that mothers at the threshold of depression obtain increased help from several individuals, especially the baby's father. Others who show a positive reaction include the woman's mother (maternal grandmother), father (maternal grandfather), and, to a minor extent, father-in-law (paternal grandfather), and cousins. Unrelated but physically close individuals (neighbors and friends) generally provide substantial help but do not react at the depression threshold. Overall, our findings provide some evidence in favor of the bargaining hypothesis for maternal depression.

产妇抑郁症是合作的催化剂:乌干达的证据
本研究探讨的假设是,围产期抑郁症可能会成为母亲在需要时寻求他人合作的催化剂(Hagen,2002 年)。我们分析了乌干达 292 名妇女在分娩前后获得的社会支持和抑郁症数据,发现认为缺乏支持(尤其是来自婴儿父亲的支持)与母亲患抑郁症的风险较高有关。此外,我们还采用了一种准实验策略来分析研究较少的因果关系方向,并估算了围产期抑郁症对母亲从亲属、姻亲和非亲属那里获得的不同类型支持(工具性支持、信息支持、情感支持和经济支持)的影响。结果表明,处于抑郁临界点的母亲从一些人那里获得了更多的帮助,尤其是婴儿的父亲。其他表现出积极反应的人包括产妇的母亲(外祖母)、父亲(外祖父)、岳父(祖父)和表亲,但程度较轻。无血缘关系但身体亲密的个人(邻居和朋友)通常会提供实质性帮助,但不会在抑郁临界点上做出反应。总之,我们的研究结果为产妇抑郁的讨价还价假说提供了一些证据。
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Evolution and Human Behavior
Evolution and Human Behavior 生物-行为科学
CiteScore
8.30
自引率
9.80%
发文量
62
审稿时长
82 days
期刊介绍: Evolution and Human Behavior is an interdisciplinary journal, presenting research reports and theory in which evolutionary perspectives are brought to bear on the study of human behavior. It is primarily a scientific journal, but submissions from scholars in the humanities are also encouraged. Papers reporting on theoretical and empirical work on other species will be welcome if their relevance to the human animal is apparent.
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