Couples' relationship affects mothers' and fathers' anxiety and depression trajectories over the transition to parenthood

B Figueiredo, C Canário, I Tendais, TM Pinto… - Journal of Affective …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The association between the couple relationship and the mothers' and fathers'
psychological adjustment to the transition to parenthood has been examined in the …

Dyadic analyses on the prospective association between birth experience and parent-child-bonding: the role of postpartum depression, anxiety, and childbirth-related …

L Seefeld, T von Soest, P Dikmen-Yildiz… - Journal of Anxiety …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Negative birth experiences are associated with postpartum mental health
difficulties in parents. However, research considering the long-term impact of a negative …

High risk of depression, anxiety, and poor quality of life among experienced fathers, but not mothers: A prospective longitudinal study

YH Chen, JP Huang, HK Au, YH Chen - Journal of affective disorders, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Mental distress patterns in first-time or experienced mothers and fathers during
the transition to parenthood have been inadequately studied. This longitudinal study thus …

Parenting stress, mental health, dyadic adjustment: A structural equation model

L Rollè, LE Prino, C Sechi, L Vismara, E Neri… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Objective: In the 1st year of the post-partum period, parenting stress, mental health, and
dyadic adjustment are important for the wellbeing of both parents and the child. However …

Couples becoming parents: Trajectories for psychological distress and buffering effects of social support

C Hughes, RT Devine, S Foley, AD Ribner… - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background: Becoming a parent is a time of both joy and stress. Associations between
exposure to postnatal depression and negative child outcomes underscore the importance …

Perinatal parenting stress, anxiety, and depression outcomes in first-time mothers and fathers: a 3-to 6-months postpartum follow-up study

L Vismara, L Rollè, F Agostini, C Sechi… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Although there is an established link between parenting stress, postnatal
depression, and anxiety, no study has yet investigated this link in first-time parental couples …

A longitudinal study of parental depressive symptoms and coparenting in the first 18 months

H Tissot, N Favez, P Ghisletta, F Frascarolo… - Family …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Although the negative impact of postpartum depression on parenting behaviors has been
well established—albeit separately—for mothers and fathers, the respective and joint impact …

Anxiety, depression, dyadic adjustment, and attachment to the fetus in pregnancy: Actor–partner interdependence mediation analysis.

T Brandão, R Brites, M Pires, J Hipólito… - Journal of family …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Perinatal research has focused essentially on maternal outcomes leaving paternal
outcomes unexplored. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the intrapersonal and …

Partner relationships during the transition to parenthood

B Figueiredo, T Field, M Diego… - … of reproductive and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Partner relationships are relevant in the psychological adjustment during the transition to
parenthood, but mothers have been studied more often than fathers in this respect. The …

Mothers' parenting stress, depression, marital conflict, and marital satisfaction: The moderating effect of fathers' empathy tendency

S Dong, Q Dong, H Chen - Journal of affective disorders, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The decreased marriage satisfaction has become one of the main reasons for
the rising divorce rate. However, few studies have focused on the relationship between …