Perinatal parenting stress, anxiety, and depression outcomes in first-time mothers and fathers: A 3-to 6-months postpartum follow-up study

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Vismara, Laura ^a   Rollè, Luca ^b   Agostini, Francesca ^c   Sechi, Cristina ^a   Fenaroli, Valentina ^d   Molgora, Sara ^d   Neri, Erica ^c   Prino, Laura E ^b   Odorisio, Flaminia ^d   Trovato, Annamaria ^e   Polizzi, Concetta ^f   Brustia, Piera ^b   Lucarelli, Loredana ^a   Monti, Fiorella ^c   Saita, Emanuela ^d   Tambelli, Renata ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fathers; Follow up study; Mothers; Parenting stress; Perinatal anxiety; Postnatal depression; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977489277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00938     Document Type: Article

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