Department of Psychology, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Am J Mens Health. 2022 Jan-Feb;16(1):15579883221079489. doi: 10.1177/15579883221079489.
The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with paternal perinatal mental distress in a sample of Australian men. A mixed-methods design was used. The qualitative component ( = 13) using thematic analysis identified maternal depression, marital distress, masculine gender role stress, unplanned pregnancy, work-family conflict, and sleep disturbance as risk factors for paternal perinatal mental distress. The quantitative component ( = 525) expanded on the qualitative findings and examined the associations between the identified risk factors and mental distress of fathers in the perinatal period measured by Edinburgh postnatal depression scale. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed six significant predictors of paternal perinatal mental distress with masculine gender role stress being the most significant risk factor for paternal perinatal mental distress. The results from this study provide an insight into how masculine gender role may affect the expression and experience of mental distress in fathers within the perinatal period. Implications of research findings are discussed.
本研究旨在确定澳大利亚男性样本中与父亲围产期精神困扰相关的风险因素。采用混合方法设计。定性部分（n = 13）使用主题分析确定了母亲抑郁、婚姻困扰、男性性别角色压力、意外怀孕、工作-家庭冲突和睡眠障碍是父亲围产期精神困扰的风险因素。定量部分（n = 525）扩展了定性研究结果，并通过爱丁堡产后抑郁量表测量了围产期期间父亲的精神困扰，探讨了确定的风险因素与父亲精神困扰之间的关联。分层多元回归分析显示，父亲围产期精神困扰有六个显著预测因素，其中男性性别角色压力是父亲围产期精神困扰的最显著风险因素。本研究结果深入了解了男性性别角色如何影响围产期父亲的精神困扰的表达和体验。讨论了研究结果的意义。
