Support from friends moderates the relationship between repetitive negative thinking and postnatal wellbeing during COVID-19.

Conclusions: High levels of perceived social support from friends (but not family or significant others) buffered the effects of RNT on depression and anxiety during the postpartum period. Strategies to bolster peer social support may be a valuable inclusion in interventions to prevent and treat postnatal depression and anxiety. PMID: 33586544 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33586544?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology - February 17, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: J Reprod Infant Psychol Source Type: research