A Study of the Interaction between Gender and Sex
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17310151
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Gender
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
KAMAI Atsuko Nagoya University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Professor (80262822)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
GOTO Setsauko Nagoya University, School of health sciences, Professor (80111847)
MURASE Satomi Nagoya University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Professor (30335020)
OZAKI Norio Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medusne, Professor (40281480)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥14,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥5,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥6,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,100,000)
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| Keywords | Gender / the Interaction with Sex / Gene / Postpartum Depression |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of the present study was to investigate the interaction between gender and sex on an cccurrence of pre-and postnatal depression
Data were obtained from women during pregnancy and postpartum period who were participated in psychosocial investigation consisted of questionnaires including Stem's Maternity Blues Scale, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Stele (EPDS),Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and/or genetic investigation
Study I showed work-family conflict, a concept that represents women's psychological difficulties for how to manage both household work and their career, had significant effect on an occurrence of pre- and postnatal depression. Study II revealed About 35% of the women showed more than 8 point on Maternity Blues Scale, which has been accepted as a clinical cut-off point of depressive state. In study III, EPDS scores during early and mid-pregnancy period were significantly correlated with harm avoidance scores on TCI Small sample size failed to reach statistical significance on genetic study (Study IV) .We have obtained various significant findings from the study, however, more samples would be needed to confirm the effect of gender and sex on pm- and postnatal depression and further examine the interaction between them
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