TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between paternal psychopathology and adolescent depression and anxiety
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Wickersham, Alice
AU - Leightley, Daniel
AU - Archer, Marc
AU - Fear, Nicola T.
N1 - Funding Information:
AW receives salary support from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London.
Funding Information:
This work was funded by the US Department of Defense [grant number W81XWH-14-1-0079 ]. DL and AW were funded from the grant. The funders had no influence over the work plan, data analysis or data interpretation.
© 2020 The Authors
PY - 2020/1/25
Y1 - 2020/1/25
N2 - Introduction: Paternal psychopathology is associated with various adolescent outcomes. With emotional disorders presenting a significant public health concern in the adolescent age group, the aim of this systematic review was to synthesize evidence on the relationship between paternal mental health and adolescent anxiety or depression. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, Global Health, and PsycINFO were searched for articles which primarily aimed to investigate the relationship between paternal mental health (exposure) and adolescent anxiety or depression (outcome). Articles were assessed for risk of bias, and findings are presented in a narrative synthesis. The protocol is registered on PROSPERO (CRD42018094076). Results: Findings from the fourteen included studies indicated that paternal depression is associated with adolescent depression and anxiety. Findings relating to other paternal mental health disorders were inconclusive. Results largely suggested that adolescent depression and anxiety is equally associated with paternal and maternal mental health. The included studies were mostly cross-sectional, and the quality of included studies was mixed. Attempts to focus on the 11–17 year age range were hampered by the variability of age ranges included in studies. Conclusions: Further longitudinal research is needed to clarify the association between paternal mental health disorders other than depression, and adolescent anxiety or depression. Mechanisms in this relationship should also be further explored, and could be informed by existing models on younger children.
AB - Introduction: Paternal psychopathology is associated with various adolescent outcomes. With emotional disorders presenting a significant public health concern in the adolescent age group, the aim of this systematic review was to synthesize evidence on the relationship between paternal mental health and adolescent anxiety or depression. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, Global Health, and PsycINFO were searched for articles which primarily aimed to investigate the relationship between paternal mental health (exposure) and adolescent anxiety or depression (outcome). Articles were assessed for risk of bias, and findings are presented in a narrative synthesis. The protocol is registered on PROSPERO (CRD42018094076). Results: Findings from the fourteen included studies indicated that paternal depression is associated with adolescent depression and anxiety. Findings relating to other paternal mental health disorders were inconclusive. Results largely suggested that adolescent depression and anxiety is equally associated with paternal and maternal mental health. The included studies were mostly cross-sectional, and the quality of included studies was mixed. Attempts to focus on the 11–17 year age range were hampered by the variability of age ranges included in studies. Conclusions: Further longitudinal research is needed to clarify the association between paternal mental health disorders other than depression, and adolescent anxiety or depression. Mechanisms in this relationship should also be further explored, and could be informed by existing models on younger children.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Anxiety
KW - Depression
KW - Mental health
KW - Paternal
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U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.01.007
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.01.007
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31986478
AN - SCOPUS:85078156068
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 79
SP - 232
EP - 246
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
IS - 1
ER -