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    A longitudinal investigation of perfectionism and repetitive negative thinking in perinatal depression

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    Authors
    Egan, Sarah
    Kane, Robert
    Winton, K.
    Eliot, C.
    McEvoy, P.
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Egan, S. and Kane, R. and Winton, K. and Eliot, C. and McEvoy, P. 2017. A longitudinal investigation of perfectionism and repetitive negative thinking in perinatal depression. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 97: pp. 26-32.
    Source Title
    Behaviour Research and Therapy
    DOI
    10.1016/j.brat.2017.06.006
    ISSN
    0005-7967
    School
    School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54545
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Repetitive negative thinking and perfectionism have both been proposed as processes that are related to depressive symptoms. The purpose of this study was to investigate concurrent and prospective relationships between antenatal and postnatal depression, perfectionism, and repetitive negative thinking. A longitudinal design was used and 71 women were followed from their third trimester of pregnancy to six weeks post birth. A structural equation model was tested with antenatal perfectionism predicting antenatal repetitive negative thinking, perfectionism predicting postnatal depression, and antenatal repetitive negative thinking predicting antenatal and postnatal depression. The final model provided an adequate fit to the data but the pathway from antenatal repetitive negative thinking to postnatal depression was not significant. The findings provide support for the role of perfectionism and repetitive negative thinking in the onset and maintenance of perinatal symptoms of depression. It is suggested that future research investigates the efficacy of targeting repetitive negative thinking and perfectionism in pregnancy to examine if this can reduce perinatal depression.

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