Effects of Emotional Violence Experienced by Fathers From Their Partners in the Postpartum Period on Depression Level and Father–Infant Attachment

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ID9685992
AuthorsHavva Tokgöz Kekeç (0000-0001-8412-7807, Department of Midwifery of Health Sciences Institute Selcuk University Selçuklu, Konya Turkey, corresponding author), Hacer Alan Dikmen (0000-0001-9617-4897, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences Selcuk University Selçuklu, Konya Turkey)
Year2025
Volume67
Issue2
Pagese70025-e70025
Publication date2025-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopmental Psychobiology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-1630 • E-ISSN: 1098-2302
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/dev.70025
PMID39935242
OpenAlexW4407420144
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited50

This study was conducted to examine the effects of emotional violence experienced by fathers from their partners in the postpartum period on fathers' depression level and father–infant attachment. The data of this descriptive and correlational study were collected from 350 fathers of infants aged 3–12 months in the postpartum period. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), and the Paternal–Infant Attachment Questionnaire (PIAQ). The independent‐sample t ‐test, the chi‐square test, Fisher's Exact Test, the Fisher Freeman Halton test and Linear Regression were used for the data analyzes. The rate of emotional violence experienced by the fathers was 43%. Fathers who were exposed to emotional violence by their spouses had higher EPDS total scores ( p = 0.001), while their PIAQ total scores ( p = 0.001) were statistically significantly lower ( p r = –0.357, p = 0.001). According to linear regression analysis, the effect of emotional violence on fathers' depression level ( p p

Depression (economics) · Depressive symptoms · Descriptive statistics · Developmental psychology · Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale · Exact test · Postpartum depression · Postpartum period · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Test (biology) · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology

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