男性の産後うつ病の父親-乳児相互作用への影響:顔認識の仲立ちする役割 産後うつ病は男性の最大25%に影響を及ぼす疾患と推定されている。男性の産後うつ病はこのように有病率が高いにもかかわらず、大半の研究は母親に焦点が当てられている。そのため男性のうつ病の役割とそれが乳児の発達に及ぼす影響は、研究者や臨床家に見過ごされてきた。本研究は、父親-乳児相互作用に対して父親の産後うつ病が及ぼす影響を調査しこの格差を埋めることを目的としている。それに加えて、私たちは顔認識の違いが父親-乳児相互作用に対する父親の産後うつ病の影響を仲立ちするかどうかについて検討した。父親と乳児の61組(産後うつ病群17、対象群44)が研究に参加した。結果は、対象群に比べ、産後うつ病の父親は、反応性、気分および感受性尺度において、乳児との相互作用のパターンが劣悪であった。さらに楽しい大人の顔を認識することは極めて困難であるが、悲しい大人の顔を認識することは極めて容易であった。うつ病の父親は悲しい大人と乳児の顔に極めて強い感度を示した。悲しい大人の顔に極めて強い感度を示す傾向は、父親の産後うつ病が父親の反応性に部分的な仲立ち、また父親の感受性に全面的な仲立ちとして影響していることが確認された。臨床的意義と今後の研究への示唆について考察した。

It is estimated that postpartum depression affects up to 25% of men. Despite such high prevalence, the majority of studies on postpartum depression are focused on mothers, and the role of paternal depression and its effects on infant development have been overlooked by researchers and clinicians. The present study aimed to fill this gap by investigating the effect of paternal postpartum depression on father–infant interactions. In addition, we examined whether differences in face recognition mediated the effects of paternal postpartum depression on father–infant interactions. A total of 61 father–infant dyads (17 postpartum depression, 44 controls) took part in the study. Results revealed that compared to controls, fathers with postpartum depression had a worse pattern of interaction with their infants on measures of responsiveness, mood, and sensitivity; they also had greater difficulty in recognizing happy adult faces, but greater facility in recognizing sad adult faces. Depressed fathers attributed greater intensities to sad adult and infant faces. The tendency to attribute greater intensity to sad adult faces was confirmed as a partial mediator of the effect of paternal postpartum depression on measures of father responsiveness and as a full mediator of the effects of paternal depression on father sensitivity. Clinical implications and suggestions for further studies are discussed.

Koch S., De Pascalis L., Vivian F., Meurer Renner A., Murray L., Arteche A. (2019). Effects of male postpartum depression on father–infant interaction: The mediating role of face processing. INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL, 40(2), 263-276 [10.1002/imhj.21769].

Effects of male postpartum depression on father–infant interaction: The mediating role of face processing

De Pascalis L.;
2019

Abstract

It is estimated that postpartum depression affects up to 25% of men. Despite such high prevalence, the majority of studies on postpartum depression are focused on mothers, and the role of paternal depression and its effects on infant development have been overlooked by researchers and clinicians. The present study aimed to fill this gap by investigating the effect of paternal postpartum depression on father–infant interactions. In addition, we examined whether differences in face recognition mediated the effects of paternal postpartum depression on father–infant interactions. A total of 61 father–infant dyads (17 postpartum depression, 44 controls) took part in the study. Results revealed that compared to controls, fathers with postpartum depression had a worse pattern of interaction with their infants on measures of responsiveness, mood, and sensitivity; they also had greater difficulty in recognizing happy adult faces, but greater facility in recognizing sad adult faces. Depressed fathers attributed greater intensities to sad adult and infant faces. The tendency to attribute greater intensity to sad adult faces was confirmed as a partial mediator of the effect of paternal postpartum depression on measures of father responsiveness and as a full mediator of the effects of paternal depression on father sensitivity. Clinical implications and suggestions for further studies are discussed.
2019
Koch S., De Pascalis L., Vivian F., Meurer Renner A., Murray L., Arteche A. (2019). Effects of male postpartum depression on father–infant interaction: The mediating role of face processing. INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL, 40(2), 263-276 [10.1002/imhj.21769].
Koch S.; De Pascalis L.; Vivian F.; Meurer Renner A.; Murray L.; Arteche A.
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