{"id":2040,"date":"2025-08-20T13:39:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T06:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thaipositiveparentingcommunity.org\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2026-09-20T21:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T14:08:25","slug":"%e0%b8%a0%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%a7%e0%b8%b0%e0%b8%8b%e0%b8%b6%e0%b8%a1%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%a8%e0%b8%a3%e0%b9%89%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%b1%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%84%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%94-%e0%b8%81%e0%b8%b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thaipositiveparentingcommunity.org\/en\/%e0%b8%a0%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%a7%e0%b8%b0%e0%b8%8b%e0%b8%b6%e0%b8%a1%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%a8%e0%b8%a3%e0%b9%89%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%b1%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%84%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%94-%e0%b8%81%e0%b8%b2\/","title":{"rendered":"Postpartum Depression, Social Support, and Maternal Role Competence in Adolescent Mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becoming a mother during adolescence is considered a major life event. In the postpartum period, adolescent mothers face both physical and psychological changes that may affect their ability to perform maternal roles. This descriptive correlational research aimed to examine the relationships among postpartum depression, social support, and maternal role competence in adolescent mothers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The participants were 85 adolescent mothers under 18 years of age who attended postpartum checkups at Thammasat University Hospital and Pathum Thani Hospital between July and December 2015. The research instruments included: 1.The Modified Maternal Role Competence Scale based on Logsdon (2009), 2. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) developed by Cox et al. (1987), translated into Thai by Pitanupong, Liabsuetrakul, and Witayavanit (2007), 3. The Social Support Questionnaire for Postpartum Mothers developed by Nalinee Sitthiboonma, Kannika Kantharaksa, and Bangon Supawititpatthana (2015), based on House\u2019s (1981) concept of social support. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson\u2019s correlation coefficient.  The findings were as follows: 1. 42.35% of adolescent mothers experienced postpartum depression, with a mean score of 6.80 (S.D. = 4.95).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. 82.35% received a high level of social support, with a mean score of 4.15 (S.D. = 0.57). 3. 54.12% demonstrated a high level of maternal role competence, with a mean score of 3.05 (S.D. = 0.32). 4. Postpartum depression was significantly negatively correlated with maternal role competence (r = -0.256, p &lt; 0.05). And 5. Social support was significantly positively correlated with maternal role competence (r = 0.215, p &lt; 0.05).  These findings can serve as a foundation for midwives in planning effective nursing interventions to enhance the maternal role competence of adolescent mothers during the postpartum period. Keywords: Postpartum depression, social support, maternal role competence, adolescent mothers, postpartum period\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Keywords: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postpartum Depression, Social Support, Postpartum Functioning, Adolescent Mothers, Postpartum Period<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author \u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waranya Moolthito, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phanpilai Sri-aporn, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Chawee Baothuang<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Research Method:<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Descriptive research<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Journal<\/strong> Chiang Mai University Journal of Nursing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Year: 2017<\/strong> 2560<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Research study 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