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Coparenting in fathers during the transition to parenthood
| Resumo: | Coparenting establishment is a new developmental task during the transition to parenthood with importance to the success of this developmental transition that needs to be better explored. However, only few studies have investigated (a) coparenting development path during pregnancy and (b) individual and dyadic processes associated to the positive resolution of this developmental task in fathers. Addressing these gaps on coparenting investigation, the aims of the present study are: (1) to analyze coparenting development path in fathers from the first trimester of pregnancy until childbirth, (2) to explore the effects of individual (depression and anxiety) and dyadic (partner’s relationship quality) dimensions on coparenting development path during this period in fathers, (3) to study differences in coparenting according to fathers’ depression, anxiety and partner’s relationship quality at the first trimester of pregnancy and (4) to study fathers’ depression, anxiety and partner’s relationship quality as predictors of coparenting at childbirth. The sample consists in 41 primiparous fathers. Three assessments were performed with the same measures: 1st and 3rd trimester of pregnancy and childbirth. A significant decrease in coparenting between the 1st trimester of pregnancy and childbirth was found. No effects for depression, anxiety and partner’s relationship quality on fathers’ coparenting developmental path were found. Significant lower levels of coparenting at childbirth were found in depressed fathers at the 1st trimester of pregnancy. Fathers’ depression at the 1st trimester was identified as the best predictor of coparenting at childbirth. The present study represents an important advance in the developing literature on early coparenting relationships (1) by analyzing coparenting developmental path in fathers from the beginning of pregnancy and (2) by identifying depression as an important dimension associated to the positive resolution of coparenting developmental task in fathers. |
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| Autores principais: | Pinto, Tiago Miguel Pires |
| Assunto: | Transition to parenthood Coparenting Fathers Depression Anxiety Partner’s relationship quality Transição para a parentalidade Coparentalidade Pais - homens Depressão Ansiedade Qualidade do relacionamento com a parceira |
| Ano: | 2014 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | Coparenting establishment is a new developmental task during the transition to parenthood with importance to the success of this developmental transition that needs to be better explored. However, only few studies have investigated (a) coparenting development path during pregnancy and (b) individual and dyadic processes associated to the positive resolution of this developmental task in fathers. Addressing these gaps on coparenting investigation, the aims of the present study are: (1) to analyze coparenting development path in fathers from the first trimester of pregnancy until childbirth, (2) to explore the effects of individual (depression and anxiety) and dyadic (partner’s relationship quality) dimensions on coparenting development path during this period in fathers, (3) to study differences in coparenting according to fathers’ depression, anxiety and partner’s relationship quality at the first trimester of pregnancy and (4) to study fathers’ depression, anxiety and partner’s relationship quality as predictors of coparenting at childbirth. The sample consists in 41 primiparous fathers. Three assessments were performed with the same measures: 1st and 3rd trimester of pregnancy and childbirth. A significant decrease in coparenting between the 1st trimester of pregnancy and childbirth was found. No effects for depression, anxiety and partner’s relationship quality on fathers’ coparenting developmental path were found. Significant lower levels of coparenting at childbirth were found in depressed fathers at the 1st trimester of pregnancy. Fathers’ depression at the 1st trimester was identified as the best predictor of coparenting at childbirth. The present study represents an important advance in the developing literature on early coparenting relationships (1) by analyzing coparenting developmental path in fathers from the beginning of pregnancy and (2) by identifying depression as an important dimension associated to the positive resolution of coparenting developmental task in fathers. |
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