scholarly journals Vasopressin Differentially Affects Handgrip Force of Expectant Fathers in Reaction to Own and Unknown Infant Faces

Author(s):  
Kim Alyousefi-van Dijk ◽  
Anna E. van ‘t Veer ◽  
Willemijn M. Meijer ◽  
Anna M. Lotz ◽  
Jolien Rijlaarsdam ◽  
...  
Emotion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Stein ◽  
Lillian Tyack ◽  
Sara C. Verosky
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2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Sonia Mangialavori ◽  
Michele Giannotti ◽  
Marco Cacioppo ◽  
Federico Spelzini ◽  
Franco Baldoni

Previous studies documented gender-related differences in the expression of Perinatal Affective Disorders. However, little attention has been paid to screening the male population during the perinatal period. This study was based on three aims: (1) to investigate the mental health of expectant fathers based on their levels of depression, anxiety, addiction, anger attacks/hostility, and somatization, identifying psychological profiles; (2) to analyze the association between these profiles and the individual variable of perceived stress; (3) and to examine the association between these profiles and the couple’s variable of marital adjustment. A total of 350 Italian expectant fathers in the last trimester of pregnancy were asked to fill in questionnaires concerning perceived stress, dyadic adjustment, psychiatric symptomatology, and depression. Three different clusters were found: “psychologically healthy men” (68%) with low levels of symptoms on all the scales; “men at risk of externalized behavioral problems” (17.1%), characterized by one or more addictive or risky behaviors and moderate levels of scales scores; and “men experiencing psychological distress” (14.9%), with the highest scores on all the scales. A significant association emerged among the perceived stress, marital adjustment, and cluster membership. These results highlight the importance of screening fathers in perinatal health services, which are still predominantly mother-centered, and underscore the necessity to create tailored and personalized interventions.


1932 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1112
Author(s):  
Ruth W. Hubbard ◽  
Anne A. Stevens

Ethology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie L. Glocker ◽  
Daniel D. Langleben ◽  
Kosha Ruparel ◽  
James W. Loughead ◽  
Ruben C. Gur ◽  
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BJPsych Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Spry ◽  
Rebecca Giallo ◽  
Margarita Moreno-Betancur ◽  
Jacqui Macdonald ◽  
Denise Becker ◽  
...  

We examined prospective associations between men's common mental disorders in the decades prior to offspring conception and subsequent paternal antenatal mental health problems. Data came from a prospective intergenerational cohort study which assessed common mental disorder nine times from age 14 to 29 years, and in the third trimester of subsequent pregnancies to age 35 years (N = 295 pregnancies to 214 men). Men with histories of adolescent and young adult common mental disorders were over four times more likely to experience antenatal mental health problems. Future research identifying modifiable perinatal factors that counteract preconception risk would provide further targets for intervention.Declaration of interestNone.


2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 718-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Boyce ◽  
John Condon ◽  
Jodi Barton ◽  
Carolyn Corkindale

Objective: High levels of distress have previously been reported among expectant fathers, with the level of distress for new fathers falling after the birth and during the first year of their infants’ lives. The aim of the present study was to report on the associations with the fathers’ initial high levels of distress. Method: The men completed a series of questionnaires on various aspects of their psychological functioning at a baseline assessment when their partners were in the late first trimester of their pregnancy. The General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) was the key measure of psychological distress for the present study. Men scoring >5 on the GHQ were considered to be cases of distress. The cases and non-cases were contrasted on the baseline psychosocial measures. Results: A total of 312 men completed the questionnaires, of whom 18.6% were designated as cases. GHQ caseness was associated with high levels of symptoms on other measures of psychological distress, higher levels of alcohol consumption, poorer quality of their current intimate relationship, poorer social support, a lower quality of life, high levels of neuroticism and the use of immature ego defences. Multiple regression analysis identified the key variables associated with psychological distress to be high levels of neuroticism, dissatisfaction with social support and an excess number of additional life events. Conclusions: Psychological distress among expectant fathers is associated with a range of psychological variables, particularly poor marital relationship and poor social networks. This is consistent with a general vulnerability model for psychological distress. Fathers who had insufficient information about pregnancy and childbirth were also at risk of being distressed, suggesting that more attention needs to be paid to providing information to men about their partner's pregnancy, childbirth and issues relating to caring for a newborn infant.


1986 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
June E. Chance ◽  
Alvin G. Goldstein ◽  
Blake Andersen

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