Postnatal depression in Mexican American fathers: demographic, cultural, and familial predictors.
Postnatal depression in Mexican American fathers: demographic, cultural, and familial predictors.
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墨西哥裔美国父亲的产后抑郁症：人口、文化和家庭预测因素。
DOI：
10.1016/j.jad.2013.09.038
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
Gonzales,NancyA
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作者：
Roubinov,DanielleS;Luecken,LindaJ;Crnic,KeithA;Gonzales,NancyA
背景虽然产妇产后抑郁症（PPD）是一个有据可查的现象，一直是大量文献的焦点，很少有人知道的患病率和预测因素的抑郁症状的父亲在孩子出生后。特别是稀缺的研究与墨西哥裔美国人的男性，一个研究不足的人口在高风险的有限的社会经济资源和孕产妇PPD的升高率。MethodsThe目前的研究采用描述性和路径分析，以检查PPD的患病率和预测因子在92墨西哥裔美国人的父亲（法师=31.3 years）。ResultsAt 15和21产后周的评估，9%的父亲符合PPD的标准。路径分析表明，失业状况，较少的亲生子女，婚姻关系质量差，和较低的导向盎格鲁文化预测较高的15周父亲的PPD症状，这是与更大的父亲抑郁症状在21周。从母亲到父亲的PPD症状的预测路径并不显着。局限性缺乏对其他种族群体的普遍性，主要居民父亲的抽样，以及缺乏抑郁症的历史评估是当前研究的局限性。文化因素可能使男子在婴儿早期特别容易适应不良。
BackgroundAlthough maternal postpartum depression (PPD) is a well-documented phenomenon that has been the focus of a large body of literature, much less is known about the prevalence and predictors of depressive symptoms among fathers following the birth of a child. Particularly scarce is research with Mexican American men, an understudied population at high risk given limited socioeconomic resources and elevated rates of maternal PPD.MethodsThe current study used descriptive and path analyses to examine the prevalence and predictors of PPD in 92 Mexican American fathers (Mage=31.3 years).ResultsAt both 15 and 21 postpartum week assessments, 9% of fathers met criteria for PPD. Path analyses suggested that unemployment status, fewer biological children, poor marital relationship quality, and lower orientation to Anglo culture predicted higher 15 week paternal PPD symptoms, which was associated with greater paternal depressive symptoms at 21 weeks. Predictive paths from symptoms of maternal to paternal PPD were not significant.LimitationsLack of generalizability to other ethnic groups, sampling of primarily resident fathers, and the absence of historical assessments of depression are limitations of the current study.ConclusionsFindings support the importance of PPD screenings among Mexican American fathers and suggest certain demographic, familial, and cultural factors may render men particularly vulnerable for maladjustment during the early infancy period.