Personality Style and Self Compassion in Postpartum Depression: An Online Prevention Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02813174

Enrollment

228

Registered

2016-06-24

Start date

2016-06-30

Completion date

2017-05-09

Last updated

2017-08-21

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Conditions

Postpartum Depression

Brief summary

The primary aim of this study is to assess the relationship between personality style, self-compassion and depression during pregnancy, to identify psychological risk factors, particularly personality styles, that may contribute to the onset of PPD. Additionally, the study will provide support for the effectiveness of Internet-based Compassionate-Mind Training (iCMT) as a prevention intervention for Postpartum Depression (PPD) for women in the 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The study will also assess differences along personality predictors and depression severity as they relate to intervention outcomes (i.e. depression in postpartum and self-compassion) and engagement. The researchers hypothesize that women both at high and low risk for PPD will receive benefits from the intervention, however, those who endorse more maladaptive personality traits will likely engage and benefit less than those who do not endorse these traits.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCompassionate Mind Training from Compassion-Focused Therapy

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Pregnant women in the second and third trimester

Exclusion criteria

* Under 18 years of age * Males * Women who are not pregnant * Pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy or over 36 weeks pregnant * Women who likely meet criteria for a Major Depressive Episode * Women currently in in-person psychological tx

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale	Change from baseline depression at 6 and 12-weeks postpartum
Vulnerable Personality Style Questionnaire	At baseline
Self Compassion Scale	Change from baseline self-compassion at two weeks post-baseline, and 6 and 12-weeks postpartum

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Mini-markers	At baseline	Saucier's Mini-markers of the Big Five Personality Traits (extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, neuroticism)
Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory - Revised	At baseline	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026