Self-esteem, stress, and depressive symptoms among Jordanian pregnant women: social support as a mediating factor

This study purposed to assess the mediating role of social support between stress, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem among Jordanian pregnant women. Across-sectional study recruited a total of 538 pregnant Jordanian women using a cluster stratified random sampling technique, during the period fro...

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Published in:Women & health 2022-05, Vol.62 (5), p.412-420
Main Authors: Al-Amer, Rasmieh M., Malak, Malakeh Z., Darwish, Maram M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Depression
Depression - psychology
Female
Health care
Health services
Humans
Infants
Jordan
Maternal and infant welfare
Mediation Analysis
Mental depression
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women
Psychological factors
Random sampling
Self Concept
Self esteem
Social interactions
Social Support
Statistical inference
Statistical sampling
Statistics
Stress
Symptoms
Tests
Women
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Summary:This study purposed to assess the mediating role of social support between stress, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem among Jordanian pregnant women. Across-sectional study recruited a total of 538 pregnant Jordanian women using a cluster stratified random sampling technique, during the period from September 2019 to February 2020. The study used the following measures: The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Multidimensional Social Support Scale (MSPSS). Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to test the mediating effect of social support in terms of the association between depression and self-esteem. The results were considered significant if p ≤ .05. The findings showed that 75.6% of participants had moderate-to-high stress levels. High levels of stress, depressive symptoms, and low self-esteem were highly correlated with low social support (p 
ISSN:0363-0242
1541-0331
DOI:10.1080/03630242.2022.2077508