Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Submitted: Aug 18, 2020
Open Peer Review Period: Aug 17, 2020 - Oct 12, 2020
Date Accepted: Oct 28, 2020
(closed for review but you can still tweet)
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Images Posted by Mothers on WeChat Moments and Their Relationship with Postpartum Depression
ABSTRACT
Background:
As social media posts reflect users’ emotions, WeChat Moments, the most popular social media platform in China, may offer a glimpse into postpartum depression (PPD)
Objective:
To investigate the features of the images that mothers posted on WeChat Moments after childbirth and to explore the correlation between these features and the mothers' risk of PPD.
Methods:
We collected the data of 419 mothers after delivery, including their demographics, factors associated with PPD, and images posted on WeChat Moments. PPD was measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Descriptive analyses were performed on the content of the images, images containing people, the people’s facial expressions, and memes posted on WeChat Moments. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify the image features associated with PPD.
Results:
Compared with pictures of other people, we found that pictures of their children comprised the majority (3909/6887, 56.8%) of the pictures posted by the mothers on WeChat Moments. Among the posts showing facial expressions or memes, more positive than negative emotions were expressed. Women who posted selfies during the postpartum period were more likely to have PPD (p = .01; odds ratio 2.02, 95% CI 1.17-3.49).
Conclusions:
We found that mothers tended to post pictures of their children during the postpartum period. More attention should be paid to new mothers who post selfies to assess their risk of PPD.
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