Maternal Guilt and Shame: Relationship to Postnatal Depression and Attitudes towards Help-Seeking.
Existing literature indicates that women can experience feelings of shame and guilt in relation to motherhood. This study investigated whether maternal feelings of shame and guilt were associated with postnatal depressive symptoms and attitudes towards help-seeking. A cross-sectional, correlational...
| Published in: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 1692 - 1702 |
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