Trial reportMaternal and child health journal2015
The protective effects of father involvement for infants of teen mothers with depressive symptoms.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mental health of adolescents associated with sexual and reproductive outcomes: a systematic review.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2021Pooled it
- A multicenter study on the mental health of Brazilian adolescent mothers, 2024.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2025Article
- Maternal postnatal depressive symptoms and children's internalizing problems: The moderating role of mother-infant RSA synchrony.Development and psychopathology · 2024Article
- Conceptualizing Emotion Regulation and Coregulation as Family-Level Phenomena.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Review
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- The Protective Effects of Maternal and Paternal Factors on Children's Social Development.Adversity and resilience science · 2021Article
- Manifestation and Associated Factors of Pregnancy-Related Worries in Expectant Fathers.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Father Early Engagement Behaviors and Infant Low Birth Weight.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
- Can support from the father of the baby buffer the adverse effects of depressive symptoms on risk of preterm birth in Black families?AIMS public health · 2018Article
- When Mothers and Fathers Are Seen as Disproportionately Valuing Achievements: Implications for Adjustment Among Upper Middle Class Youth.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2017Article
- Parents of Children With Food Allergy: Gender Differences in Perceived Impact and Perceived Food Allergy Severity.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2017Article
- Mental health issues in adolescent mothers and young adult mothers: the Brazilian context.Jornal de pediatriaArticle
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of father involvement on infant distress among children born to teen mothers, particularly those who are depressed. 119 teen mothers (<20 years) and their infants (<6 months) enrolled in a quasi-experimental trial of a comprehensive pediatric primary care program. Data were drawn from mother-reported questionnaires administered at baseline, before participation in the intervention or comparison conditions. 29 % of teen mothers screened positive for depression. Mothers reported that 78 % of fathers were engaged with their children, typically seeing them a few times per month, and 71 % took financial responsibility for their children. In a multiple linear regression, father responsibility predicted lower infant distress, maternal depression predicted higher infant distress, and there was a significant interaction in which father engagement buffered the effect of maternal depression on infant distress. Fathers may be a protective resource for children born to teen mothers, even as early as the first 6 months of life, potentially mitigating the heightened risk associated with maternal depression in the postpartum period.
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