ArticleMaternal and child health journal2022
Father involvement, couple relationship quality, and maternal Postpartum Depression: the role of ethnicity among low-income families.
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- Leveraging Machine Learning to Uncover Ethnic-Specific Predictors of Maternal Postpartum Depression.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- The association between paternal housework and childcare with parents' health in the postpartum period.Midwifery · 2026Article
- Black dad shine: A concept mapping approach to identify qualities that facilitate the adaptation and success of Black fathers.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology · 2026Article
- Prevalence of positive screens for depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms among parents of infants admitted to a NICU: a pilot study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Postpartum depressive symptoms and mother-infant dyadic reciprocity: The moderating role of partner support.Developmental psychology · 2025Article
- Predictors of Postpartum Depression in Korean Women: A National Cross-Sectional Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Paternal Involvement in Childcare and Housework and Mothers' Spanking Behavior: The Japanese Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century.Journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Father involvement is a protective factor for maternal mental health in Western Kenya.SSM. Mental health · 2024Article
- Postpartum stress in the first 6 months after delivery: a longitudinal study in Nantong, China.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Father Involvement and Maternal Stress: The Mediating Role of Coparenting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesMaternal postpartum depression (PPD) has been recognized as a serious and wide-spread mental health disorder that has long-term negative impacts on children's cognitive, social, and emotional development. This study extends prior research by examining the associations among predictors of PPD, including two different facets of father involvement and couple relationship quality, with a focus on testing these pathways across ethnic groups.
methodThis study analyzed data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) including mothers' baseline interviews and one-year follow-up data sets (n = 2,794). Several models were tested using bootstrapping in structural equation modeling to explore the mediating paths and ethnic differences.
resultsThis study found that father involvement in sharing childcare responsibility had direct effects on reducing mothers' parenting stress and promoted maternal psychological adjustment, which was consistent across the three ethnic groups. The mediation pathways through couple relationship quality between father involvement (both father involvement in direct infant care and shared responsibilities) and PPD were detected significant for Black and white mothers. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: This study provided empirical evidence that father involvement in infant care is critical for mothers' perceived relationship quality. Maternal postpartum mental health may benefit from interventions and policies that encourage positive father engagement in infant care.
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