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Prevalence and associated factors of paternal stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms in the early postnatal period

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العنوان: Prevalence and associated factors of paternal stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms in the early postnatal period
المؤلفون: Lloyd Frank Philpott, Patricia Leahy-Warren, Serena FitzGerald, Eileen Savage
المصدر: Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, Vol 9, Pp 306-321 (2022)
بيانات النشر: Cambridge University Press, 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: LCC:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
مصطلحات موضوعية: Anxiety, depression, fatherhood, mental health, paternal, postnatal period, stress, symptoms, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571
الوصف: Abstract Background The changes experienced during the transition to first-time or subsequent fatherhood are mainly positive; however, fathers can also experience adverse mental health outcomes such as stress, anxiety, and depression. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of paternal stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms in the early postnatal period. Methods A quantitative, descriptive correlational design was used. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire comprising of the Perceived Stress Scale, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Results A total of 336 fathers were included in the study. The prevalence rates were 41.1% (n = 138) for moderate/high stress symptoms, 20.8% (n = 70) for state anxiety symptoms, 25.9% (n = 87) for trait anxiety symptoms, and 13.4% (n = 45) for depression symptoms. In the multivariable analysis, several factors were associated with increased stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms including being a subsequent father (p = 0.009), not living in a house (p = 0.009), having a history of adverse mental health (p = 0.008), and having a partner with a history of anxiety (p = 0.040). Conclusion The findings suggest that fathers are at risk of adverse mental health in the early postnatal period which is a pivotal time for fathers in terms of bonding with their infant and redefining their relationship with their partner.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2054-4251
Relation: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425122000334/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/2054-4251
DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2022.33
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/e884336a57ad4666a9b03b92a643b991
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.884336a57ad4666a9b03b92a643b991
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20544251
DOI:10.1017/gmh.2022.33