Paternal and maternal depressed mood during the transition to parenthood
Journal of Affective DisordersPublished 1 November 2000
Stephen Matthey, Bryanne Barnett, Judy A. Ungerer, Brent Waters
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There was some consistency for mothers and fathers in the variables that predict their postpartum adjustment, these being antenatal mood and partner relationship, but there was also evidence that adjustment to parenthood was related to different variables at different times.
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Whilst there was some consistency for mothers and fathers in the variables that predict their postpartum adjustment, these being antenatal mood and partner relationship, there is also evidence that adjustment to parenthood was related to different variables at different times. Early adjustment was related to the couple's relationship with their own parents, as well as their own personality. Later adjustment was related to the couple's functioning and relationship.
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