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Paternal postpartum depression, coparenting, and father-infant bonding: Testing two mediated models using structural
1Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Journal of Affective Disorders
|January 14, 2023
Summary
Paternal depression and poor coparenting negatively impact father-infant bonding. Improving these factors may enhance bonding, highlighting the need for early interventions for fathers and their relationships.
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- Psychology
- Mental Health
- Family Studies
Background:
- Father-infant bonding is an understudied area of mental health.
- Impaired bonding can negatively affect child development and family dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between fathers' depression symptoms and infant bonding.
- To examine the relationship between coparenting quality and infant bonding.
- To explore the mediating roles of depression and coparenting in father-infant bonding.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study with 612 fathers of infants (0-24 months).
- Path analyses were used to test two mediation models.
- Covariates were controlled for in the analyses.
Main Results:
- Fathers' depression symptoms and lower coparenting quality were associated with impaired father-infant bonding.
- Significant indirect associations were found between fathers' depression and bonding via coparenting, and vice versa.
Conclusions:
- Interventions targeting paternal depression and coparenting quality may improve father-infant bonding.
- Paternal depression and coparenting appear to have a bidirectional relationship with bonding.
- Early detection and preventive interventions are recommended for paternal depression and coparenting issues.