ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2020
Postpartum depression in mothers and fathers: a structural equation model.
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- Association Between Postpartum Depression and Personality Traits Among Japanese Postpartum Mothers and Fathers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Prevalence of antenatal depression and postpartum depression among Chinese fathers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Impact of Paternal Postpartum Depression on Maternal and Infant Health: A Narrative Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2024Review
- Harnessing Consumer Wearable Digital Biomarkers for Individualized Recognition of Postpartum Depression Using the All of Us Research Program Data Set: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Article
- Relationship between personality traits and postpartum depression in Pakistani fathers.PloS one · 2024Article
- Harnessing consumer wearable digital biomarkers for individualized recognition of postpartum depression using themedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Factors influencing postpartum depression among Japanese parents: A prospective longitudinal study.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2023Article
- Association between Islamic religiosity, social support, marriage satisfaction, and postpartum depression in teenage mothers in West Java, Indonesia: A cross-sectional study.Belitung nursing journal · 2023Article
- Depressive Symptoms in Expecting Fathers: Is Paternal Perinatal Depression a Valid Concept? A Systematic Review of Evidence.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
- Differential Trajectories of Fathers' Postpartum Depressed Mood: A Latent Class Growth Analysis Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPost-partum depression (PPD) is a growing mental health concern worldwide. There is little evidence in the Chinese context of the relationship between paternal PPD and maternal PPD. Given the growing global concerns this relationship requires further exploration.
methodsA survey was conducted with 950 total couples from March 2017 to December 2018. The study was conducted using a standardized questionnaire that included basic demographic information, information on the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, marital satisfaction (both maternal and paternal), and PPD symptoms. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysis was used to explore the underlying mechanism for PPD symptoms in mothers and fathers.
resultsIn 4.4% of the couples both the wife and the husband showed depressive symptoms. Maternal marital satisfaction showed a significant mediating effect on paternal PPD (B = -0.114, p < 0.01), and there was a direct effect of maternal PPD on paternal PPD (B = 0.31, p < 0.001).
conclusionsThis is the first study to investigate the possible correlation between maternal PPD, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship satisfaction, maternal marital satisfaction, paternal marital satisfaction, and paternal PPD. It is important for future PPD interventions to target both maternal and paternal mental health, as well as the mechanisms identified that can lead to PPD.
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