Maternal Postpartum Role Collapse as a Theory of Postpartum Depression

Authors

Linda Clark Amankwaa, Albany State UniversityFollow

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Symbolic Interactionism, Postpartum Depression, Maternal Role Collapse, and Grounded Theory Research

Publication Date

3-1-2005

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2005.1856

Recommended APA Citation

Amankwaa, L. C. (2005). Maternal Postpartum Role Collapse as a Theory of Postpartum Depression. The Qualitative Report, 10(1), 21-38. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2005.1856