There is no author summary for this book yet. Authors can add summaries to their books on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

Abstract

Fathers’ involvement with their children has a substantial influence on both their children’s and their families’ health and development. Studied effects on child outcomes are reviewed within each phase of a child’s development (prenatal, infancy, childhood and adolescence). In addition, the impact of the physical and mental health of fathers on the health of their children is considered. This review advocates for policies enhancing father involvement, accessible and more extensive paternity leave, and increased attention to paternal postpartum depression by the medical community.

Related collections

Most cited references 68

Record: found
Abstract: found
Article: not found

A survey method for characterizing daily life experience: the day reconstruction method.

Daniel Kahneman, Alan Krueger, David Schkade … (2004)

The Day Reconstruction Method (DRM) assesses how people spend their time and how they experience the various activities and settings of their lives, combining features of time-budget measurement and experience sampling. Participants systematically reconstruct their activities and experiences of the preceding day with procedures designed to reduce recall biases. The DRM's utility is shown by documenting close correspondences between the DRM reports of 909 employed women and established results from experience sampling. An analysis of the hedonic treadmill shows the DRM's potential for well-being research.

0 comments Cited 718 times – based on 0 reviews      Review now

Bookmark

Record: found
Abstract: found
Article: not found

Paternal depression in the postnatal period and child development: a prospective population study.

Paul Ramchandani, Alan Stein, Jonathan Evans … (2005)

Depression is common and frequently affects mothers and fathers of young children. Postnatal depression in mothers affects the quality of maternal care, and can lead to disturbances in their children's social, behavioural, cognitive, and physical development. However, the effect of depression in fathers during the early years of a child's life has received little attention. As part of a large, population-based study of childhood, we assessed the presence of depressive symptoms in mothers (n=13,351) and fathers (n=12,884) 8 weeks after the birth of their child with the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS). Fathers were reassessed at 21 months. We identified any subsequent development of behavioural and emotional problems in their children (n=10,024) at age 3.5 years with maternal reports on the Rutter revised preschool scales. Information was available for 8431 fathers, 11,833 mothers, and 10,024 children. Depression in fathers during the postnatal period was associated with adverse emotional and behavioural outcomes in children aged 3.5 years (adjusted odds ratio 2.09, 95% CI 1.42-3.08), and an increased risk of conduct problems in boys (2.66, 1.67-4.25). These effects remained even after controlling for maternal postnatal depression and later paternal depression. Our findings indicate that paternal depression has a specific and persisting detrimental effect on their children's early behavioural and emotional development.

0 comments Cited 202 times – based on 0 reviews      Review now

Bookmark

Record: found
Abstract: found
Article: not found

Prenatal and postpartum depression in fathers and its association with maternal depression: a meta-analysis.

James F Paulson, Sharnail D Bazemore (2010)

It is well established that maternal prenatal and postpartum depression is prevalent and has negative personal, family, and child developmental outcomes. Paternal depression during this period may have similar characteristics, but data are based on an emerging and currently inconsistent literature. To describe point estimates and variability in rates of paternal prenatal and postpartum depression over time and its association with maternal depression. Studies that documented depression in fathers between the first trimester and the first postpartum year were identified through MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Google Scholar, dissertation abstracts, and reference lists for the period between January 1980 and October 2009. Studies that reported identified cases within the selected time frame were included, yielding a total of 43 studies involving 28 004 participants after duplicate reports and data were excluded. Information on rates of paternal and maternal depression, as well as reported paternal-maternal depressive correlations, was extracted independently by 2 raters. Effect sizes were calculated using logits, which were back-transformed and reported as proportions. Random-effects models of event rates were used because of significant heterogeneity. Moderator analyses included timing, measurement method, and study location. Study quality ratings were calculated and used for sensitivity analysis. Publication bias was evaluated with funnel plots and the Egger method. Substantial heterogeneity was observed among rates of paternal depression, with a meta-estimate of 10.4% (95% confidence interval [CI], 8.5%-12.7%). Higher rates of depression were reported during the 3- to 6-month postpartum period (25.6%; 95% CI, 17.3%-36.1%). The correlation between paternal and maternal depression was positive and moderate in size (r = 0.308; 95% CI, 0.228-0.384). No evidence of significant publication bias was detected. Prenatal and postpartum depression was evident in about 10% of men in the reviewed studies and was relatively higher in the 3- to 6-month postpartum period. Paternal depression also showed a moderate positive correlation with maternal depression.

0 comments Cited 199 times – based on 0 reviews      Review now

Bookmark

All references

Author and book information

Book Chapter

Publication date (Print): 2022

Publication date (Online): September 08 2021

Pages: 15-30

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75645-1_2

SO-VID: 227fc531-540a-4335-a5b4-03ed7b3d411e

History

Data availability:

Comments

Comment on this book

Book chapters

Cited by 5

See all cited by

The Role of Fathers in Child and Family Health

Read this book at

Abstract

Related collections

Family Medicine and Community Health

Most cited references 68

A survey method for characterizing daily life experience: the day reconstruction method.

Paternal depression in the postnatal period and child development: a prospective population study.

Prenatal and postpartum depression in fathers and its association with maternal depression: a meta-analysis.

Author and book information

Book Chapter

History

Comments

Comment on this book

Book chapters

Similar content 565

Cited by 5