Longitudinal associations between perceived father and grandparent support of mothers in early childhood, and maternal mental health
This study shows a link between infant care assistance patterns and maternal mental health. Mothers transitioning from assisted to sole care in the first postpartum year may face declining or stagnant psychological health, suggesting that family members offer support in infant care to share the caregiving responsibilities.
Authors
- H. Raat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2493-7837)
- Huan Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9049-2402)
- Linhua Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7878-1570)
- Chang Sun
- Yuju Wu
- Alexis Medina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3149-2514)
- Zhengjie Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5955-6949)
- Hanwen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8955-7494)
- Xinru Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7247-8566)
Institutions
- West China Medical Center of Sichuan University (CN)
- Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University (CN)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1507991
- Primary Topic
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China