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ArticleFrontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry2025

Paternal postnatal depression and child development at age 7 years in a UK-birth cohort: the mediating roles of paternal parenting confidence, warmth, and conflict.

Iryna Culpin, Rebecca M Pearson, Nicky Wright, Alan Stein, Marc H Bornstein, Henning Tiemeier, Eivor Fredriksen, Jonathan Evans, Tina Miller, Esther Dermott and 3 more

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Iryna CulpinDepartment of Child and Family Health, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Rebecca M PearsonCentre for Academic Mental Health, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Nicky WrightDepartment of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Alan SteinDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Marc H BornsteinEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Henning TiemeierDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Eivor FredriksenDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Jonathan EvansCentre for Academic Mental Health, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Tina MillerSchool of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Esther DermottSchool for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Jon HeronCentre for Academic Mental Health, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Hannah M SallisCentre for Academic Mental Health, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Gemma HammertonCentre for Academic Mental Health, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.

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Wellcome Trust
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Abstract

Introduction: Paternal postnatal depression (PND) and its likely adverse impact on child development are receiving increased attention. However, research that examines processes transmitting risks of paternal PND to adverse child outcomes remains limited. Methods: This study examines pathways from paternal PND (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; 8 months) to child emotional and behavioral development (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; 7 years) through paternal parenting confidence, warmth, and father-child conflict (birth-4 years) in a UK-based birth cohort, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children ( Results: Adjusted models revealed evidence of total associations between paternal PND, child emotional symptoms, peer problems, and hyperactivity (albeit with wide 95% CIs), but not conduct problems. Indirect effects emerged from paternal PND to child emotional symptoms, hyperactivity, and peer problems through the combination of all paternal parenting factors, with no evidence of direct effects. Specificity analyses revealed indirect effects through paternal parenting confidence and father-child conflict in the associations between paternal PND and child emotional symptoms, hyperactivity, and peer problems (albeit with wide 95% CIs). Conclusions: Targeted intervention to increase paternal parenting confidence and decrease father-child conflict may improve outcomes in children whose fathers experience postnatal depression.

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ALSPACchild developmentfather-child conflict and warmthpaternal parenting confidencepaternal postnatal depressionpopulation-based study

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PMID41018489
PMCPMC12463979

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