低的父亲产后抑郁症缓冲了母亲产前抑郁症和学龄前儿童内化和外化症状之间的联系
Cláudia Silva Costa1, Tiago Miguel Pinto2, Tiffany Field3
1Psychology Research Center, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Infant mental health journal
|December 29, 2025
概括
母亲产前抑郁症和父亲产后抑郁症与学龄前儿童的行为问题有关. 然而,当母亲经历产前抑郁症时,低产后父亲抑郁症可能会保护孩子.
科学领域:
- 围产期心理健康问题
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
- 发展性精神病理学
背景情况:
- 家长的围产期心理健康问题会影响孩子的发展.
- 了解母亲和父亲心理健康的相互作用对于早期儿童心理健康病因学至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查父母产前和产后焦虑和抑郁症状以及学龄前儿童内化和外化症状之间的关联.
- 检查母亲和父亲心理健康之间的相互作用对儿童的结果.
主要方法:
- 对115名学龄前儿童及其家长的长度研究 (N=230).
- 评估母亲和父亲的焦虑和抑郁症在妊娠的第一季度,并在分娩后的3个月和30个月.
- 在30个月时使用儿童行为检查表 (CBCL) 测量学前儿童的内化和外化症状.
- 分析使用了多层线性和调节模型.
主要成果:
- 母亲的第一季度抑郁症,父亲的3个月产后抑郁症,以及它们的相互作用预测了学龄前儿童在30个月内内化和外化得分更高.
- 产后3个月的父亲低抑郁症症状缓冲了母亲产前抑郁症和儿童结果之间的负面关联.
- 这凸显了父亲产后心理健康的保护作用.
结论:
- 母亲和父亲的围产期心理健康显著影响学龄前儿童的行为结果.
- 父亲产后心理健康可以减轻与母亲产前抑郁症相关的风险.
- 针对父母双方心理健康的干预措施对于预防儿童心理健康问题至关重要.
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