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 5

Hierarchical multiple regression analysis of significant psychosocial risk factors for EPDS scores in early pregnancy.

ModelEarly pregnancy
Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS)
Adjusted -value

1.0115.47.020*
Family income−.06−1.47.14
2.2022.42.000**
Unplanned pregnancy.016.40.69
Marital Satisfaction−.14−3.36.001**
Self-esteem−.24−5.37.000**
Social-support−.039−.92.36
Work-family conflict.225.24.000**