Research Article

The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Paternal Depression from the Antenatal to the Postpartum Period and the Relationships between Antenatal and Postpartum Depression among Fathers in Hong Kong

Table 7

Hierarchical multiple regression analysis of significant psychosocial risk factors for EPDS scores at six weeks postpartum.

ModelSix weeks postpartum
Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS)
Adjusted -value

.3923.00.000**
Unplanned pregnancy−.019−.32.75
Marital satisfaction−.048−.78.44
Self-esteem−.45−6.61.000**
Social-support−.12−1.84.068
Work-family conflict.182.68.008*