scholarly journals Maternal Postpartum Role Collapse as a Theory of Postpartum Depression

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Amankwaa
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Symbolic Interactionism ◽  
Role Theory ◽  
Role Strain ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Maternal Role ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
American Women

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development of a theory of maternal postpartum role collapse. The influences of traditional role theory and symbolic interactionism are presented. The development of the maternal postpartum role collapse theory emerged from the study of postpartum depression among African-American women (Amankwaa, 2000). Major components of the theory of postpartum maternal role collapse consist of role stress, role strain, and finally role collapse. A discussion of the extension of role theory to role collapse as it is related to the postpartum mother is offered as an explanation of postpartum depression.

Traditional Femininity Versus Strong Black Women Ideologies and Stress Among Black Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 820-841
Author(s):  
Ashlee W. Davis ◽  
Ronald F. Levant ◽  
Shana Pryor
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Gender Role Stress ◽  
American Women ◽  
Racial Stress ◽  
Traditional Femininity

The construct of femininity has typically been conceptualized from a Eurocentric perspective as traditional femininity ideology (TFI). This hegemonic femininity construction might not be fully applicable to African American women given their unique history and experiences. Moreover, the strong Black woman ideology (SBWI) which, although formulated during slavery, has become an adaptive and idealized cultural idealization. Both constructs have been associated with stress. The current study sought to investigate the relative strength of the links between TFI versus SBWI and perceived stress among a sample of African American women, and whether these relationships were moderated by feminine gender role stress and racial stress. Participants were 292 African American women recruited via social media and students from a Midwestern university for a web-based survey. As hypothesized, SBWI accounted for unique variance in perceived stress; however, TFI did not explain any of the variance. Results also indicated that gender role stress approached significance in its moderation of the link between TFI and perceived stress, although racial stress did significantly moderate the relationship between SBWI and perceived stress.

scholarly journals Using Nudist-4 in a Preliminary Qualitative Investigation of Postpartum Depression Among African American Women

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Amankwaa
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
American Women ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Analyze Data

The purpose of this paper was to discuss the processes that were used to collect and analyze data in a pilot project on postpartum depression among African-American women. NUD*IST 4 (Richards & Richards, 1997), a computer program, was instrumental to the researcher in coding the preliminary data. Memos of the process and the thoughts of the researcher are sprinkled throughout the paper describing the processes used and decisions that were made during the data collection and analysis processes. Four interviews were conducted and the very first analysis of these these interviews are included in this paper. This paper is a student's journey during the beginning processes of qualitative data collection and analysis.

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