Trait Forgiveness and Dyadic Adjustment Predict Postnatal Depression |
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| Authors: | Jennifer S. Ripley,Everett L. Worthington Suffix" >Jr.,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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| Affiliation: | 1.Regent University,Virginia Beach,USA;2.Virginia Commonwealth University,Richmond,USA;3.Georgia State University,Atlanta,USA;4.University of North Texas,Denton,USA;5.College of Charleston,Charleston,USA;6.Hope College,Holland,USA;7.North West University South Africa,Potchefstroom,South Africa;8.University of Pretoria,Pretoria,South Africa;9.University of Health and Allied Sciences of Ghana,Hohoe,Ghana |
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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. |
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