Effects of male postpartum depression on father–infant interaction: The mediating role of face processing

Koch, Sabrina; Pascalis, Leonardo De; Vivian, Fabielle Antunes; Renner, Anelise Meurer; Murray, Lynne; Arteche, Adriane Xavier

doi:10.1002/imhj.21769

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“…Further, depressive symptoms are negatively associated with physical care practices in mothers (e.g., feeding and sleep practices), and negatively associated with engagement in cognitively enriching activities (e.g., reading) in both mothers and fathers. Fathers with postpartum depression exhibit lower levels of responsive and sensitive parenting [30]. Dix and colleagues found evidence that offspring demonstrate a learned pattern of emotional withdrawal from mothers who are often unresponsive [31].…”

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Depressive symptoms in parents are associated with reduced empathy toward their young children

2020

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Background While depression is typically associated with reduced levels of empathy, this association differs depending on how empathy is measured. Given the importance of empathy in the parent-child relationship, we sought to examine whether the associations between depression and dispositional empathy would also extend to empathy towards one's own child. Methods Within a non-clinical sample of 150 parents of young children, we examined the associations between self-reported depressive symptoms, dispositional empathic tendencies, and empathy specifically toward their own children, and how these associations might differ based on parent gender. Results Depressive symptoms were related to lower levels of cognitive and affective empathy, and higher levels of empathic distress. Over and above the association with dispositional empathy, depressive symptoms were associated with reduced levels of parents' affective empathy toward their own child. The associations between depressive symptoms and both dispositional and own-child specific empathy varied by parent gender. For fathers, depressive symptoms predicted own-child specific affective empathy, over and above dispositional affective empathy, while for mothers, depressive symptoms predicted own-child specific empathic distress, over and above dispositional empathic distress. Conclusions The current findings provide further indication that caregivers with elevated depression may engage in patterns of thoughts and behaviors that have implications for their interactions with their children. Parents' experienced empathy toward their own child may be one mechanism by which depression impacts the early caregiving environment, and thus may be an important target for intervention in improving the early caregiving experiences for children at PLOS ONE

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Depressive symptoms in parents are associated with reduced empathy toward their young children

2020

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“…For example, in relation to observational measures, paternal displays of negative affect assessed via. the GRS were higher in fathers in the depressed group (defined in this study as fathers with a positive SCID and/or BDI/EPDS depressive symptoms above the cut-off), compared to non-depressed, at 2-16 weeks (23). However, in another study no differences were reported between depressed (defined here as fathers with a positive SCID only) and non-depressed groups in the same construct, using the same measure, at 3-months (122).…”

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“…Nevertheless, difficulties in parenting that tend to be especially evident in the first postnatal year (18)(19)(20) manifest in many different forms. They may become apparent through the quality of the father-infant relationship-such as fathers attachment relationship with the fetus [e.g., (21,22)] behavioral disengagement and expression of negative affectivity [e.g., (23)(24)(25)], fewer mental state references in speech (26)-as well as quantity of paternal involvement-indexed by lower levels of engagement in positive enrichment activities and routine childcare [e.g., (10,27,28)]. In response infants may also alter their interactive behaviors with increased negative affect and avoidance, such as gaze aversion (23).…”

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The Applicability and Performance of Tools Used to Assess the Father-Offspring Relationship in Relation to Parental Psychopathology and Offspring Outcomes

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Introduction: Father-infant interactions are important for optimal offspring outcomes. Moreover, paternal perinatal psychopathology is associated with psychological and developmental disturbances in the offspring, and this risk may increase when both parents are unwell. While, the father-offspring relationship is a plausible mechanism of risk transmission, there is presently no “gold standard” tool for assessing the father-offspring relationship. Therefore, we systematically searched and reviewed the application and performance of tools used to assess the father-offspring relationship from pregnancy to 24-months postnatal.Methods: Four electronic databases (including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Maternity and Infant Care Database, and CINAHL) were searched. Selected articles included evidence of father-offspring relationship assessment in relation to parental perinatal psychopathology and/or offspring outcomes. Data was extracted and synthesized according to the following: (i) evidence supporting the performance of tools in terms of their psychometric properties when applied in the context of fathers, (ii) tool specific characteristics, and (iii) study specific methodological aspects in which the tool was embedded.Results: Of the 30,500 records eligible for screening, 38 unique tools used to assess the father-offspring relationship were identified, from 61 studies. Ten tools were employed in the context of paternal psychopathology, three in the context of maternal psychopathology, and seven in the context of both maternal and paternal psychopathology, while nine tools were applied in the context of offspring outcomes only. The remaining nine tools were used in the context of both parental psychopathology (i.e., paternal, and/or maternal psychopathology) and offspring outcomes. Evidence supporting the psychometric robustness of the extracted observational, self-report and interview-based tools was generally limited. Most tools were originally developed in maternal samples—with few tools demonstrating evidence of content validation specific to fathers. Furthermore, various elements influencing tool performance were recognized—including variation in tool characteristics (e.g., relationship dimensions assessed, assessment mode, and scoring formats) and study specific methodological aspects, (e.g., setting and study design, sample characteristics, timing and nature of parental psychopathology, and offspring outcomes).Conclusion: Given the strengths and limitations of each mode of assessment, future studies may benefit from a multimethod approach to assessing the father-offspring relationship, which may provide a more accurate assessment than one method alone.

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“…Por otro lado, la depresión posparto paterna (DPP-P) puede llegar a afectar hasta al 25% de los hombres tras el nacimiento de su bebé (Koch et al, 2019), lo que pone énfasis en la necesidad de que los padres sean evaluados y tratados durante el posparto. Se desconoce su prevalencia en España.…”

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Depresión Posparto Paterna: Visibilidad e Influencia en la Salud Infantil

Caparrós-González

Rodríguez-Muñoz

2020

Clínica Y Salud

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Effects of male postpartum depression on father–infant interaction: The mediating role of face processing

Cited by 22 publications

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Depressive symptoms in parents are associated with reduced empathy toward their young children

Depressive symptoms in parents are associated with reduced empathy toward their young children

The Applicability and Performance of Tools Used to Assess the Father-Offspring Relationship in Relation to Parental Psychopathology and Offspring Outcomes

Depresión Posparto Paterna: Visibilidad e Influencia en la Salud Infantil

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