Longitudinal associations between paternal mental health and child behavior and cognition in middle childhood
IntroductionPaternal mental health has been associated with adverse consequences on offspring psychosocial development, and family environmental factors may partly explain those associations. To clarify this, we need comprehensive prospective studies, particularly in middle-childhood when the child...
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| author | Sherri Lee Jones Sherri Lee Jones Sherri Lee Jones Christina Caccese Christina Caccese Christina Caccese Kelsey P. Davis Kelsey P. Davis Jimin Lew Jimin Lew Jimin Lew Guillaume Elgbeili Catherine M. Herba Catherine M. Herba Julia Barnwell Julia Barnwell Cindy Hénault Robert Cindy Hénault Robert Isabella Gavanski Kristin Horsley William D. Fraser William D. Fraser Deborah Da Costa Jean R. Séguin Jean R. Séguin Tuong-Vi Nguyen Tuong-Vi Nguyen Tuong-Vi Nguyen Tuong-Vi Nguyen Tina C. Montreuil Tina C. Montreuil Tina C. Montreuil Tina C. Montreuil Tina C. Montreuil |
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| description | IntroductionPaternal mental health has been associated with adverse consequences on offspring psychosocial development, and family environmental factors may partly explain those associations. To clarify this, we need comprehensive prospective studies, particularly in middle-childhood when the child enters school and is expected to make use of behavioral and cognitive skills as part of their interactions and learning.MethodUsing data from a sub-sample of the prospective 3D birth cohort study comprised of mother-father-child triads, and a follow-up of the parents and the children at 6–8 years of age (n = 61; 36 boys, 25 girls), we examined whether paternal anxious and depressive symptoms measured during the pregnancy period (i.e., prenatally) or concurrently when the child was assessed at 6–8 years old were associated with children's cognition/behavior.ResultsIn contrast to our hypotheses, we found that greater prenatal paternal depressive symptoms predicted fewer child behavioral difficulties; and that greater concurrent childhood paternal depression or anxiety symptoms were associated with higher child full-scale IQ, controlling for the equivalent maternal mental health assessment and parental education. Father parenting perception did not mediate these associations, nor were they moderated by maternal mental health at the concurrent assessment, or paternal ratings of marital relationship quality.DiscussionThese findings suggest that higher symptoms of paternal mental health symptoms are associated with fewer child behavioral difficulties and higher cognitive performance in middle childhood. Potential clinical implications and future research directions are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f9c805d1aaf4d5ea751d851186db6992023-11-01T17:25:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-11-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.12183841218384Longitudinal associations between paternal mental health and child behavior and cognition in middle childhoodSherri Lee Jones0Sherri Lee Jones1Sherri Lee Jones2Christina Caccese3Christina Caccese4Christina Caccese5Kelsey P. Davis6Kelsey P. Davis7Jimin Lew8Jimin Lew9Jimin Lew10Guillaume Elgbeili11Catherine M. Herba12Catherine M. Herba13Julia Barnwell14Julia Barnwell15Cindy Hénault Robert16Cindy Hénault Robert17Isabella Gavanski18Kristin Horsley19William D. Fraser20William D. Fraser21Deborah Da Costa22Jean R. Séguin23Jean R. Séguin24Tuong-Vi Nguyen25Tuong-Vi Nguyen26Tuong-Vi Nguyen27Tuong-Vi Nguyen28Tina C. Montreuil29Tina C. Montreuil30Tina C. Montreuil31Tina C. Montreuil32Tina C. Montreuil33Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Douglas Research Center, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Douglas Research Center, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Douglas Research Center, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaIntegrated Program in Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, CanadaResearch Center, CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Center, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Human Genetics and Pharmacology & Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Douglas Research Center, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaResearch Center, CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Center, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Sherbrooke, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada0Department of Physical and Occupational Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaResearch Center, CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Center, Montreal, QC, Canada1Department of Psychiatry and Addictology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada2Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada3Reproductive Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaResearch Center, CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Center, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Human Genetics and Pharmacology & Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada4Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaIntroductionPaternal mental health has been associated with adverse consequences on offspring psychosocial development, and family environmental factors may partly explain those associations. To clarify this, we need comprehensive prospective studies, particularly in middle-childhood when the child enters school and is expected to make use of behavioral and cognitive skills as part of their interactions and learning.MethodUsing data from a sub-sample of the prospective 3D birth cohort study comprised of mother-father-child triads, and a follow-up of the parents and the children at 6–8 years of age (n = 61; 36 boys, 25 girls), we examined whether paternal anxious and depressive symptoms measured during the pregnancy period (i.e., prenatally) or concurrently when the child was assessed at 6–8 years old were associated with children's cognition/behavior.ResultsIn contrast to our hypotheses, we found that greater prenatal paternal depressive symptoms predicted fewer child behavioral difficulties; and that greater concurrent childhood paternal depression or anxiety symptoms were associated with higher child full-scale IQ, controlling for the equivalent maternal mental health assessment and parental education. Father parenting perception did not mediate these associations, nor were they moderated by maternal mental health at the concurrent assessment, or paternal ratings of marital relationship quality.DiscussionThese findings suggest that higher symptoms of paternal mental health symptoms are associated with fewer child behavioral difficulties and higher cognitive performance in middle childhood. Potential clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1218384/fullpaternal depressive symptomspaternal anxiety symptomschild cognitionchild behaviorchild development |
| spellingShingle | Sherri Lee Jones Sherri Lee Jones Sherri Lee Jones Christina Caccese Christina Caccese Christina Caccese Kelsey P. Davis Kelsey P. Davis Jimin Lew Jimin Lew Jimin Lew Guillaume Elgbeili Catherine M. Herba Catherine M. Herba Julia Barnwell Julia Barnwell Cindy Hénault Robert Cindy Hénault Robert Isabella Gavanski Kristin Horsley William D. Fraser William D. Fraser Deborah Da Costa Jean R. Séguin Jean R. Séguin Tuong-Vi Nguyen Tuong-Vi Nguyen Tuong-Vi Nguyen Tuong-Vi Nguyen Tina C. Montreuil Tina C. Montreuil Tina C. Montreuil Tina C. Montreuil Tina C. Montreuil Longitudinal associations between paternal mental health and child behavior and cognition in middle childhood Frontiers in Psychology paternal depressive symptoms paternal anxiety symptoms child cognition child behavior child development |
| title | Longitudinal associations between paternal mental health and child behavior and cognition in middle childhood |
| title_full | Longitudinal associations between paternal mental health and child behavior and cognition in middle childhood |
| title_fullStr | Longitudinal associations between paternal mental health and child behavior and cognition in middle childhood |
| title_full_unstemmed | Longitudinal associations between paternal mental health and child behavior and cognition in middle childhood |
| title_short | Longitudinal associations between paternal mental health and child behavior and cognition in middle childhood |
| title_sort | longitudinal associations between paternal mental health and child behavior and cognition in middle childhood |
| topic | paternal depressive symptoms paternal anxiety symptoms child cognition child behavior child development |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1218384/full |
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