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ArticleJournal of family issues2025

The Impact of Social Support: Fathers' Depressive Symptoms and Parenting Stress.

Emily Hogan, Dana Ronaghan, Karis Cochrane, Alyssa Romaniuk, Lara Penner-Goeke, Taryn Gaulke, Jennifer Theule

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7 authors.

Emily HoganDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8581-8239
Dana RonaghanDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Karis CochraneDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Alyssa RomaniukDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Lara Penner-GoekeDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Taryn GaulkeDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2772-7085
Jennifer TheuleDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3337-4872

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parental depressive symptoms are positively correlated with levels of parenting stress. Greater parenting stress predicts negative outcomes for both parents and children, and worse family functioning. Social support is a key protective factor against depressive symptoms; however, minimal research has examined the relationship between social support, paternal depressive symptoms, and parenting stress among fathers. Seventy-nine fathers of children, aged 2-6 years old, completed an online survey. Mediation analyses, using Hayes' PROCESS macro, determined significant indirect effects of social support on parenting stress through paternal depressive symptoms. Our findings elucidate the need for social support from family, friends, and significant others to improve depressive symptomology and parenting stress among fathers. We encourage fathers to seek support from friends, family, and their partners, to benefit their mental health and the family unit. Clinicians working with fathers should be aware of the possibility of co-occurring problems related to these factors.

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depressive symptomsfathersparenting stresssocial support

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PMID40270619
PMCPMC12013979

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