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Paternity Leave Status and Mental Health Symptoms Among Ohio Fathers: A Population-Representative Survey, 2022‒2023.
| Τίτλος: | Paternity Leave Status and Mental Health Symptoms Among Ohio Fathers: A Population-Representative Survey, 2022‒2023. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Garfield CF; Craig F. Garfield and Clarissa D. Simon are with the Family and Child Health Innovations Program, Smith Child Health Outcomes, Research and Evaluation Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and the Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Moses Luri and Michelle Menegay are with the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus., Simon CD; Craig F. Garfield and Clarissa D. Simon are with the Family and Child Health Innovations Program, Smith Child Health Outcomes, Research and Evaluation Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and the Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Moses Luri and Michelle Menegay are with the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus., Luri M; Craig F. Garfield and Clarissa D. Simon are with the Family and Child Health Innovations Program, Smith Child Health Outcomes, Research and Evaluation Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and the Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Moses Luri and Michelle Menegay are with the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus., Menegay M; Craig F. Garfield and Clarissa D. Simon are with the Family and Child Health Innovations Program, Smith Child Health Outcomes, Research and Evaluation Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and the Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Moses Luri and Michelle Menegay are with the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. |
| Πηγή: | American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] 2026 Aug; Vol. 116 (8), pp. 1136-1145. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 18. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: American Public Health Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1254074 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-0048 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00900036 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Washington, DC : American Public Health Association Original Publication: New York [etc.] |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Fathers*/psychology , Fathers*/statistics & numerical data , Parental Leave*/statistics & numerical data , Mental Health*/statistics & numerical data, Ohio/epidemiology ; Depression/epidemiology ; Anxiety/epidemiology ; Humans ; Male ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
| Περίληψη: | Objectives. To examine the associations between paternal leave status and mental health symptoms in a large population-representative study of fathers after the birth of a child. Methods. We used data from the 2022-2023 Ohio Fatherhood Survey (OFS) to model the relationship between paid work leave factors and mental health (Patient Health Questionnaire-2 [PHQ-2] and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 [GAD-2]) by using weighted descriptive analyses and adjusted logistic regression modeling. Results. Fathers with unpaid leave were more likely to report anxiety symptoms (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.58; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.00, 2.48) compared with fathers with paid leave, while unmet needs were associated with increased depression (AOR = 3.21; 95% CI = 1.92, 5.37) and anxiety (AOR = 3.12; 95% CI = 2.02, 4.83) symptoms. Furthermore, barriers to work leave, including financial barriers (PHQ-2 = 74.6%; GAD-2 = 71.2%) were more prevalent among fathers who reported recent mental health symptoms. Conclusions. Paid paternal leave status and leave barriers are associated with mental health symptoms. Public Health Implications. Equitable paid paternal leave may strengthen mental health, highlighting a public health pathway toward improving father and family well-being. (Am J Public Health. 2026;116(8):1136-1145. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308554). |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260618 Date Completed: 20260716 Latest Revision: 20260716 |
| Update Code: | 20260717 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308554 |
| PMID: | 42314083 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 |
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| DOI: | 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308554 |