The impact of paternity leave and paternal involvement in child care on maternal postpartum depression

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-144

  Sejourne N ^a   Vaslot, V ^a   Beaume M ^a   Goutaudier, N ^a   Chabrol, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ TOULOUSE JEAN JAURÈS   (France)

Author keywords

EPDS; paternal involvement; paternity leave; postpartum depression; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COGNITION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTHER; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; PATERNITY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT INDEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 84864541157     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2012.693155     Document Type: Article

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