The association of paternal mood and XXXX temperament: A pilot study.

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@entity308 is associated with adverse @entity1 development, but little is known about the effects of paternal @entity308 . This pilot study estimated the prevalence of paternal @entity308 and mood state, and assessed the relationship between paternal mood and @entity1 temperament. The @entity1 in the study were 98 fathers of newborn babies. Fathers were initially screened for @entity308 mood ( @entity148 and @entity308 scale, and @entity308 scale), and at 6 months parental mood, @entity1 temperament, couple relationship quality, @entity167 use, adverse life events, parenting, and demographics were recorded. @entity1 fussiness was analysed in relation to paternal mood and other contextual factors using multiple regression. Of the 98 fathers, 48 (49%) completed @entity308 . Of these 48 fathers, 4 (8%) reported @entity308 above the cut-off for case definition. A total of 48% (N=19) completed measures at follow-up. In the adjusted model, higher paternal @entity308 scores, more traditional attitudes towards fathering, and increased recent life events were related to higher @entity1 fussiness scores; and better couple relationship quality was related to lower fussiness scores. This study showed that 1 in 12 fathers had @entity308 mood, and lower mood was associated with negative @entity1 temperament. Since the findings of this feasibility study were based on a small sample size the association of paternal mood and @entity1 development merits further study using a larger sample of fathers.
