Sentences with phrase «general lack of social support»

Individuals relied heavily upon intrapsychic, deflection strategies for coping with identity threat, which was due to a general lack of social support.

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The etiology of PPD is unclear and is varied from woman to woman, but certain factors are suspected to contribute to its development: hormonal fluctuations, any preexisting medical problems, personal or family history of depression, marital dysfunction or general lack of support and social network, immaturity and low self - esteem, negative feelings about the pregnancy, lack of sleep, financial concerns, premature or special needs child, multiple pregnancy, traumatic birth, chronic stress factors, and neurotransmitter deficiencies.

Several factors contribute to the undermining of breastfeeding: lack of understanding and education, including that of some doctors and hospitals; employment policies that don't support and encourage breastfeeding mothers; lack of general social support and education; and aggressive marketing campaigns waged by the multibillion dollar formula industry.

Perhaps due to the matching hypothesis's intuitive appeal, the field of social psychology has largely accepted it as true, despite a general lack of empirical support.

Perhaps due to the matching hypothesis's intuitive appeal, the field of social psychology has largely accepted it as true, despite a general lack of empirical support.

Studies in general have not been able to find direct associations of mother - infant attachment with child care arrangements and with mothers» social support systems [12], but in high social risk groups, lack of support correlated with higher rates of insecure attachment relationships [24 — 26], while extensive support was found to promote security [27, 28].