title: WHEN MUM IS STRESSED, IS DAD JUST AS STRESSED? PREDICTORS OF PATERNAL STRESS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF HAVING A BABY.
abstract: The primary aim of this study was to examine predictors of paternal stress within the first 6 months of having a baby in a normative Australian sample, and to compare paternal and maternal stress. In total, 54 fathers and 71 mothers completed self-report measures of postnatal depressive symptoms, parenting stress, efficacy, responsiveness, attachment, and family and social support. Paired sample t test revealed a significant relationship within couples in their level of parenting stress. Fathers reported lower levels of postnatal depression, responsiveness, and attachment than did mothers. Fathers rated their level of social support to be higher than did mothers. Regression analyses indicated that responsiveness and efficacy significantly predicted paternal stress whereas responsiveness and attachment predicted maternal stress when history of psychological diagnosis and financial stability were controlled for. Results have implications for early preventive parenting programs.
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland.
authors.forename: Cheryl K F
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Seah
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland.
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morawska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000523:psychology; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009769:Object Attachment; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Responsivität; Väter; apoyo social; elterliche Belastung; estrés de crianza; estrés paterno; fathers; papás; parenting stress; paternal stress; pères; responsiveness; réactivité; sensibilidad; social support; soutien social; soziale Unterstützung; stress de parentage; stress paternel; väterliche Belastung; 応答性; 為人父母的壓力; 父親; 父親のストレス; 父親的壓力; 社会的支援; 社會支持; 響應能力; 養育ストレス