Depressive mood in men after the birth of their offspring in relation to a partner's depression, social support, fathers' personality and prenatal expectations
Depressive mood in men after the birth of their offspring in relation to a partner's depression, social support, fathers' personality and prenatal expectations
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DOI：
10.1080/02646830500475179
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发表时间：
2006-02-01
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2.5
通讯作者：
Kossakowska-Petrycka, K
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作者：
Bielawska-Batorowicz, E;Kossakowska-Petrycka, K
本文介绍了产后父亲抑郁情绪的研究结果。据推测，男性抑郁情绪发展的最重要因素是与当前环境有关的因素，而不是与男性个人特征有关的因素。因此，伴侣抑郁的男性会表现出更多的抑郁症状。人们还认为，男性的抑郁情绪与社会支持程度低、家庭经济状况不佳、婚姻关系质量低以及产前对婴儿生活的期望有关。80对夫妇被要求完成包括EPDS在内的一系列调查问卷。调查结果显示，抑郁症不仅存在于母亲身上，也存在于父亲身上。多变量分析证实了最初的假设，男性抑郁情绪最重要的相关因素如下：女性抑郁程度，产前预期与分娩后家庭和社会生活经历之间的高度差异，以及对婚姻关系的低满意度。父亲的神经质和年龄与抑郁无关。
The paper describes results of the study of fathers' depressed mood during the postpartum period. It was hypothesized that the most important factors in the development of depressed mood in men would be those linked to current situation and not those related to men's individual characteristics. Thus, men whose partners were depressed would reveal more depressive symptoms. It was also expected that depressed mood in men would be related to low social support, negative economic situation of a family, low quality of marital relationship and prenatal expectations concerning life with an infant. Eighty couples were asked to complete a set of questionnaires including the EPDS. The responses revealed that depression was present not only in mothers but also in fathers. The multivariate analyses confirmed initial assumptions the most important correlates of depressed mood in men were as follows: the level of women's depression, the high discrepancy between prenatal expectations and experiences related to family and social life after childbirth, and low satisfaction with the marital relationship. Fathers' neuroticism and age were not related to depression.