Abstract
Social support has been identified as a predictive as well as protective factor for depression in postnatal period
by several researchers in the West. The present study attempts to examine and investigate the relationship
between the social support and postnatal depression (PND) in a sample of Pakistani mothers using the
indigenous measures. One hundred and thirty nine mothers diagnosed for PND were contacted in the hospitals
and clinics of Lahore using the purposive sampling technique. These mothers were screened for the prior
history of depression and only those having no reported history of depression were included in the sample (N=
106). They were further screened for postnatal depression using indigenously developed Postnatal Depression
Screening Scale (PNDSS). The indigenously developed Social Support Demographic Performa that measures
Instrumental, Emotional and Informational support was also administered. The findings revealed that there is a
significant negative correlation between PND and Social Support among Pakistani mothers.
Sidra Afzal , Ruhi Khalid . (2014) Social Support and Postnatal Depression in Pakistani Context, Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume 12, Issue 1.
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