Perceptions and Satisfaction with Father Involvement and Adolescent Mothers’ Postpartum Depressive Symptoms |
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Authors: | Jay Fagan Yookyong Lee |
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Institution: | (1) Temple University, School of Social Work, 13th St. and Cecil B. Moore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA |
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Abstract: | This study examined the associations between adolescent mothers’ postpartum depressive symptoms and their perceptions of amount
of father care giving and satisfaction with father involvement with the baby. The sample included 100 adolescent mothers (ages
13–19; mainly African-American and Latina) whose partners were recruited for a randomized study for fathers only. Controlling
for prenatal depressive symptoms and other prenatal and postpartum variables, we found that higher levels of mothers’ satisfaction
with father involvement rather than perception of amount of fathers’ care giving was significantly associated with fewer postpartum
depressive symptoms. The relationship between satisfaction with father involvement and depressive symptoms was partially mediated
by mothers’ sense of parenting competence and not by mothers’ parenting stress. Policy and programs should place greater emphasis
on early support for adolescent mothers and their partners, particularly when mothers desire the involvement of the father
with his child. |
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