ArticleBMC pediatrics2019
Relationship between paternal psychological distress and involvement in childcare among fathers of preschool-aged children: mediating effect of maternal psychological distress.
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- Randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of a childbirth and parenting booklet intervention on paternal postpartum depression risk.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- Relations between Early Childhood Paternal Depression and Preschool- and School-age Psychosocial Functioning.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Trial
- Association between paternal involvement in childcare and child injury: the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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- The Father's Part: Influences of Paternal Psychopathology and Parenting Behavior on Child and Adolescent Well-Being.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Magnitude of paternal postpartum psychological distress and associated factors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Mothers and fathers of pre-school children: a study on parenting stress and child's emotional-behavioral difficulties.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Paternal childcare at 6 months and risk of maternal psychological distress at 1 year after delivery: The Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2021Article
- Assessment of parental nurturing and associated social, economic, and political factors among children in the West Bank of the occupied Palestinian territory (WB/oPt).BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe role of the father as a co-caregiver is becoming increasingly important across cultures. Parental psychological distress is an influencing factor of maladaptive parenting behaviors and negative psychosocial outcomes in children. Considerable research has focused on psychological distress in parents, commonly experienced during the childrearing years; however, the relationship between paternal psychological distress and fathers' involvement in childcare has been less studied. This study aimed to examine this relationship.
methodsThis study explored the relationship between parental psychological distress and fathers' involvement in childcare by analyzing data from 1541 children and their parents from the 2011 Panel Study on Korean Children. Psychological distress was assessed using the Kessler 6-Item Psychological Distress Scale. Fathers' involvement in childcare was measured in terms of the quality and quantity of involvement, using a Father's Childcare Involvement Scale completed by mothers and the daily hours spent by fathers in childcare.
resultsThe mean scores for paternal and maternal psychological distress were 5.26 ± 4.20 and 5.79 ± 4.42, respectively; for the quality of fathers' involvement in childcare, 14.46 ± 2.63; and for the quantity of fathers' involvement, 2.53 ± 1.62. Paternal psychological distress was significantly correlated with maternal psychological distress and fathers' involvement in childcare. Maternal psychological distress demonstrated a partial mediating effect on the relationship between paternal psychological distress and the quality of fathers' involvement in childcare for preschool-aged children (β = -.085, p < .001); this effect was significant (Sobel test; Z = 3.13, p = .002). Further, maternal psychological distress demonstrated a complete mediating effect on the relationship between paternal psychological distress and the quantity of fathers' involvement in childcare (β = -.065, p = .018); this effect too was significant (Sobel test; Z = 2.38, p = .018).
conclusionsPaternal psychological distress influenced the quality and quantity of fathers' involvement in childcare and was mediated by maternal psychological distress. To promote fathers' involvement in childcare, a family-centered approach for childcare should reflect the triadic interaction of father-mother-child. These findings have implications for primary health professionals, as well as policymakers who design community health programs for early childhood.
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