The primary aim of this study is to assess the relationship between personality style, self-compassion and depression during pregnancy, to identify psychological risk factors, particularly personality styles, that may contribute to the onset of PPD. Additionally, the study will provide support for the effectiveness of Internet-based Compassionate-Mind Training (iCMT) as a prevention intervention for Postpartum Depression (PPD) for women in the 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The study will also assess differences along personality predictors and depression severity as they relate to intervention outcomes (i.e. depression in postpartum and self-compassion) and engagement. The researchers hypothesize that women both at high and low risk for PPD will receive benefits from the intervention, however, those who endorse more maladaptive personality traits will likely engage and benefit less than those who do not endorse these traits.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
228
Palo Alto University
Palo Alto, California, United States
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Time frame: Change from baseline depression at 6 and 12-weeks postpartum
Vulnerable Personality Style Questionnaire
Time frame: At baseline
Self Compassion Scale
Time frame: Change from baseline self-compassion at two weeks post-baseline, and 6 and 12-weeks postpartum
Mini-markers
Saucier's Mini-markers of the Big Five Personality Traits (extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, neuroticism)
Time frame: At baseline
Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory - Revised
Time frame: At baseline
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