The relationship between paternal depression and family functioning: Meta-analyses on child, parenting, and marital outcomes

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dc.contributor.authorCheung, Kristene
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeHiebert-Murphy, Diane (Psychology)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeReynolds, Kristin (Psychology)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteePiotrowski, Caroline (Community Health Sciences)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeBureau, Jean-François (School of Psychology, University of Ottawa)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorTheule, Jennifer (Psychology)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-03T14:44:08Z
dc.date.available2019-09-03T14:44:08Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-17en_US
dc.date.submitted2018-12-26T21:07:30Zen
dc.date.submitted2019-01-18T00:47:55Zen
dc.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe current research literature on paternal depression and family functioning provides conflicting findings regarding the strength and direction of the association between paternal depression and negative family outcomes, including child externalizing behaviours, parenting behaviours, and marital quality. Meta-analyses are an efficient method of summarizing and analyzing mixed findings within the literature; however, the most recent meta-analyses on the present topic are outdated and only examined the association between paternal depression and child outcomes. The main objective of this research was to provide an updated summary of the strength and direction of the relationship between paternal depression and the following outcomes across three individual studies: (a) child externalizing behaviours (Study 1), (b) parenting behaviours (Study 2), and (c) marital quality (Study 3). The current dissertation found a small relationship between paternal depressive symptoms and child externalizing behaviors, negative parenting behaviors, and mother-rated marital quality. The relationship between paternal depressive symptoms and father-rated marital quality was medium. The relationship between paternal depressive symptoms and negative parenting behaviors was significantly moderated by the informant of the parenting behavior and the parenting behavior assessment. The outcomes of this dissertation suggest that practitioners should be mindful of the relationship between paternal depressive symptoms and the above family-related outcomes. Suggestions for future research and treatment implications are provided.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2019en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/34124
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectPaternalen_US
dc.subjectFamilyen_US
dc.subjectExternalizing behavioursen_US
dc.subjectMarital qualityen_US
dc.subjectMeta-analysisen_US
dc.subjectParenting behavioursen_US
dc.subjectPaternal depressionen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.titleThe relationship between paternal depression and family functioning: Meta-analyses on child, parenting, and marital outcomesen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
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