Cross-Sectional Associations of Significant Depressive Symptoms at 4-Months Postpartum with Infant and Maternal Health-Related Quality Of Life*
| Infant Health-Related Quality of Life | Maternal Health-Related Quality of Life | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain or Discomfort (n = 186) | Mothers’ Health-Related Concerns (n = 185) | MCS (n = 203) | PCS (n = 203) | |
| Depressive symptoms | 0.21 (0.085)† | 0.16 (0.046)‡ | −6.28 (0.959)‡ | −1.26 (0.825) |
| Covariates | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–24 | −0.16 (0.154) | −0.15 (0.083) | −1.76 (1.703) | 2.05 (1.465) |
| 25–34 | 0.07 (0.088) | −0.03 (0.048) | 0.46 (1.006) | 1.66 (0.866) |
| Maternal race | ||||
| African American | −0.29 (0.105)§ | −0.11 (0.057) | 0.21 (1.162) | −0.29 (1.000) |
| Maternal education | ||||
| ≥College | −0.10 (0.083) | −0.07 (0.045) | 0.67 (0.956) | 0.66 (0.823) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 0.19 (0.124) | 0.02 (0.067) | −0.86 (1.455) | 4.05 (1.252)§ |
| Poverty status | ||||
| At/below poverty | 0.24 (0.182) | 0.01 (0.098) | −0.35 (2.035) | 1.40 (1.751) |
All data provided as β (SE).
↵* Reference groups in the models are women aged 35+, European American, less than college education, unmarried, and above poverty. Models for children also control for child sex and birth weight.
↵† P ≤ .05.
↵‡ P ≤ .001.
↵§ P ≤ .01.
MCS, Mental component summary from the 12-item Short Form; PCS, physical component summary from the 12-item Short Form.