Prevalence of paternal perinatal depressiveness and its link to partnership satisfaction and birth concerns.

Autor/inn/en	Gawlik, S.; Müller, M.; Hoffmann, L.; Dienes, A.; Wallwiener, M.; Sohn, C.; Schlehe, B.; Reck, C.
Titel	Prevalence of paternal perinatal depressiveness and its link to partnership satisfaction and birth concerns. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Prävalenz väterlicher Geburtsdepressivität und ihre Verknüpfung mit Partnerschaftszufriedenheit und Geburtssorgen.
Quelle	In: Archives of women's mental health, 17 (2014) 1, S. 49-56 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1434-1816; 1435-1102
DOI	10.1007/s00737-013-0377-4
Schlagwörter	Angst; Depression; Stimmung (Psy); Zufriedenheit; Soziale Beziehung; Paarbeziehung; Vater; Geburt; Schwangerschaft
Abstract	Investigated the prevalence of paternal perinatal depressiveness in a German community sample and explored its link to partnership satisfaction as well as birth-related concerns and concerns about the future. Data were gathered in a longitudinal study over the second and third trimester of their partner's pregnancy up to six weeks postpartum. In a two-stage screening procedure, 102 expectant fathers (mean age 36 years) were assessed for symptoms of depression, anxiety, and partnership satisfaction using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S), a self-constructed questionnaire for birth concerns, and the Partnerschaftsfragebogen (PFB, a German relationship questionnaire). Results show that the prevalence of elevated depressive symptoms among expectant fathers was 9.8 % prenatally and 7.8 % postnatally. Prenatal relationship quality, prenatal EPDS scores, and birth concerns were significantly associated with and explained 47 % of the variance in paternal postnatal depressive symptoms. It is concluded that findings point out the need for implementing awareness and screening for depressiveness in fathers in clinical routine in Germany, as well as the necessity of developing a screening instrument for paternal birth-related anxiety. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2026/3