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

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dc.contributor.authorPhilpott, Lloyd F.
dc.contributor.authorLeahy-Warren, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Serena
dc.contributor.authorSavage, Eileen
dc.contributor.funderNational Academy for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, NAIRTL, Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-03T15:09:25Z
dc.date.available2022-11-03T15:09:25Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-13
dc.date.updated2022-10-20T10:28:23Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationPhilpott, L.F., Leahy-Warren, P., FitzGerald, S. and Savage, E. (2022) ‘Prevalence and associated factors of paternal stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms in the early postnatal period’, Global Mental Health, (16 pp). https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2022.33en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/gmh.2022.33en
dc.identifier.eissn2054-4251
dc.identifier.endpage16en
dc.identifier.issn2054-4251
dc.identifier.journaltitleGlobal Mental Health (Cambridge, England)en
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13811
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2022.33
dc.rights© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectAnxietyen
dc.subjectDepressionen
dc.subjectFatherhooden
dc.subjectMental healthen
dc.subjectPaternalen
dc.subjectPostnatal perioden
dc.subjectStressen
dc.subjectSymptomsen
dc.titlePrevalence and associated factors of paternal stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms in the early postnatal perioden
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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