Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
Perinatal Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Employees in Taiwan
Originally published 2023-02-14 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/ijerph20043354 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Tracks job strain, support and depressive symptoms across pregnancy and return, giving a manufacturing-sector perspective on respectful workload and support.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Respect
Does our workload change when a pregnant employee says it has become difficult?
Tracks job strain, support and depressive symptoms across pregnancy and return, giving a manufacturing-sector perspective on respectful workload and support.
Study context
153 employees recruited at a large Taiwanese electronics manufacturer; 82 completed all three assessments.
Age / stage: Pregnancy, three weeks after birth and one month after work return.
Read with three questions
- At which perinatal stage was perceived job strain associated with symptoms?
- How were support and sleep measured alongside job strain?
- What do attrition and the very wide confidence intervals mean for interpreting the estimates?
Keep the limits in view
A single-employer cohort with substantial attrition and small numbers yields imprecise observational associations; screening-scale symptoms do not establish clinical diagnoses.
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Su-Ying Tsai (2023). Perinatal Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Employees in Taiwan International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043354
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