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Role of psychosocial risk factors in predicting maternal and paternal depressive symptomatology during pregnancy

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Tambelli, Renata, Trentini, Cristina, Trovato, Annamaria, Volpi, Barbara·2019·Infant Mental Health Journal

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of several psychosocial risk factors in predicting depressive symptomatology during pregnancy in mothers and fathers, respectively. A total of 146 primiparous mothers and 105 primiparous fathers reporting a psychosocial risk condition were recruited independently from maternity and child health services, during the second trimester of pregnancy. All parents were evaluated for depressive symptomatology, anxiety, and perceived social support. Two hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed to determine the role of psychosocial factors in predicting depressive symptomatology during pregnancy, in mothers and fathers. Marital dissatisfaction, personal history of depression, and personal trait anxiety were identified as significant predictors of depressive symptomatology during pregnancy, both in mothers and in fathers. Family history of substance abuse, conflictual relationship with the parents in the past year, and bereavement in the past year were identified as significant factors contributing to elevated depressive symptoms during pregnancy in mothers, but not fathers. In this study, several psychosocial risk factors were consistently related to an increase in maternal and paternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy; some of these factors seem to be specifically related to maternal depressive mood.

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  • Pregnancy poses a significant risk for parental psychopathology, particularly internalizing problems.

    “Pregnancy, therefore, poses a significant risk for parental psychopathology, particularly internalizing problems (i.e., depression and anxiety [5, 6, 7]).”

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    The Discussion states that pregnancy-related adjustments put both parents at risk for a wide range of psychopathological disorders, with depression the most represented. It also identifies trait anxiety as a predictor of antenatal depressive symptoms in both parents, but does not establish that pregnancy particularly raises the risk of anxiety disorders in both parents. The indexed copy provides no page number for these passages. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Tambelli, R., Trentini, C., Trovato, A., & Volpi, B.
Affiliations
Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Corresponding author
Tambelli, Renata
Venue
Infant Mental Health Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-05-06
Volume
40
Issue
4
Pages
541-556
ISSN
  • 0163-9641 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0355
OpenAlex
W2944750512
Cited by
37
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 8
FWCI
3.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Infant Mental Health Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca (PRIN 2013/2016 ‐ 20107JZAF4)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Pregnancy-related medical research
Keywords
maternal depression, paternal depression, psychosocial risk factors, marital dissatisfaction, trait anxiety, family history of substance abuse, bereavement, perceived social support
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety, Depressive Disorder, Fathers, Female, Humans, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Mothers, Personal Satisfaction, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Trimester, Second, Risk Factors, Substance-Related Disorders, Young Adult

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