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How Does Maternal Depression Relate to Maternal Elaboration?

Yiyun Jiang * 1
1 Department of Psychology, University of York

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Advances in Humanities Research, Vol. 1, 58-66
Published 26 December 2021. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by EWA Publishing
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Citation Yiyun Jiang. How Does Maternal Depression Relate to Maternal Elaboration?. LNEP (2021) Vol. 1: 58-66. DOI: 10.54254/2753-7048/1/ICEIPI_163.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to validate a scheme to code maternal elaboration in a non-memory context in order to explore its relation with maternal depression both concurrently and longitudinally. The study explored the maternal depression at four time points (8, 15, 26, 44 months after giving birth) and five coding styles of maternal conversation. The coding styles for maternal conversation were as follows: MQ-Elab, YN-Elab, ST-Elab, CONF, and REP. The study indicated that the maternal depression showed a negative correlation with styles of maternal conversation at the 8-month age. The correlation between maternal depression and maternal elaboration has become weaker as time goes by. These findings suggested that the maternal depression was correlated with the maternal elaboration, providing both theoretical and practical contributions for future research and application in reality.

Keywords

maternal depression, mother-child conversation, maternal elaboration

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries (ICEIPI 2021), Part 1
ISBN (Print)
978-1-915371-00-3
ISBN (Online)
978-1-915371-01-0
Published Date
26 December 2021
Series
Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
ISSN (Print)
2753-7048
ISSN (Online)
2753-7056
DOI
10.54254/2753-7048/1/ICEIPI_163
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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