Natalie Grafft PhD , Kirsten K. Davison PhD , Catherine Taylor PhD , Karen S. Lyons PhD , Rebekah Levine Coley PhD
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Fathers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences, Behavioral Health, and Fathering Stress and Satisfaction
Objective
Using a nationally representative sample, this study examined associations between fathers’ adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and fathering and whether fathers’ behavioral health mediated this association.
Methods
Data from 4814 fathers who were followed from adolescence through early adulthood in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. On average, fathers were 33 years old and self-identified as non-Hispanic White (64%), followed by non-Hispanic Black (17%) or Hispanic (12%). Fathers self-reported on 13 ACEs during waves 1 to 4 and 2 measures of behavioral health (depressive symptoms and alcohol consumption) and fathering (stress and satisfaction), assessed at wave 4 or 5. A multiple mediation model was estimated using a structural equation model to examine direct and indirect pathways between fathers’ ACEs and fathering, through behavioral health.
Results
There was a significant direct effect of ACEs on fathering satisfaction (B = −0.04, standard error (SE) = 0.02, P < .01), as well as a significant indirect effect through fathers’ depressive symptoms (B = −0.04, SE = 0.01, P < .001), resulting in a total effect of −0.08 (SE = 0.02, P < .001). Fathers’ ACEs were also linked to heavy drinking (B = 0.01, SE = 0.00, P < .05). ACEs were not associated with fathering stress.
Conclusions
Findings indicate the importance of reaching and engaging ACE-exposed fathers in behavioral health and parenting interventions. Given that health promotion in fathers has benefits for their children, leveraging pediatric encounters to identify at-risk fathers has the potential to improve both fathers’ and children’s health.
期刊介绍:
Academic Pediatrics, the official journal of the Academic Pediatric Association, is a peer-reviewed publication whose purpose is to strengthen the research and educational base of academic general pediatrics. The journal provides leadership in pediatric education, research, patient care and advocacy. Content areas include pediatric education, emergency medicine, injury, abuse, behavioral pediatrics, holistic medicine, child health services and health policy,and the environment. The journal provides an active forum for the presentation of pediatric educational research in diverse settings, involving medical students, residents, fellows, and practicing professionals. The journal also emphasizes important research relating to the quality of child health care, health care policy, and the organization of child health services. It also includes systematic reviews of primary care interventions and important methodologic papers to aid research in child health and education.