Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Father's Involvement, and the Trajectories of Child Problem Behaviors in a US National Sample

Abstract

When the father actively compensates for limitations in the depressed mother's functioning, the child's risk of problem behaviors may be reduced.

Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Adolescent Daughters’ Substance Use, and Father Residence in Minority Families

“…Thus, the findings do not fully support what was hypothesized for this study and challenge previously held beliefs that resident fathers have more benefits for adolescents compared to non-resident fathers (Carlson, 2006). The finding does not concur with previous research documenting that father involvement compensates for limitations of maternal depression, reducing the risk of negative outcomes in children (Chang et al, 2007).…”

The Association between Parents’ Lifestyles and Common Psychiatry Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Population-Based Study

“…There was a meaningful and inverse relationship between the mental health of parents and SAD in children. The results of this finding are consistent with the study by Chang et al which state that mental health of mother is effects behavioral and anxiety disorders in children (46). It is also consistent with the results of Guethmundsson and Tomasson (47) and Foley et al (48).…”

The Experience of Men Whose Partners Have Postpartum Depression

“…The participants described their efforts in providing instrumental and emotional support to their partners as “keeping the top spinning” while struggling to figure out what was wrong. This is consistent with previous researchers who described the “buffering” effect of the father’s support as a mitigator of the mother’s PPD (Beestin, Hugh-Jones, & Gough, 2014; Chang, Halpern, & Kaufman, 2007; Grube, 2005; Hossain et al, 1994). The men expanded their roles within the family to include household and increased childcare duties.…”