Harnessing Social Media and mHealth to manage adjustment to parenthood in fathers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Perinatal mental health; Paternal postnatal depression; Paternal postnatal anxiety; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000275864
• Lead Sponsor: Deakin University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-03-11
• Study Completion: 2021-11-13
• Last Update Posted: 9 May 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 166

Inclusion Criteria

(1) aged 18 or over;
(2) identify as a father;
(3) have an infant aged under 12 months of age;
(4) be a user and contributor to the social media platform Reddit;
(5) have sufficient English literacy;
(6) have access to an Android or iOS smartphone or tablet for the duration of the study; and
(7) be moderately symptomatic for depression, anxiety, or stress (EPDS, DASS)

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postnatal depression assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EDPS)[Baseline, post-test (4 weeks post-baseline)];DASS-21 Anxiety scores[Baseline, post-test (4 weeks post-baseline)];DASS-21 Stress score[Baseline, post-test (4 weeks post-baseline)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parenting Sense of Competence Scale[Baseline, post-test (4 weeks post-baseline)];Paternal Postnatal Attachment Scale[Baseline, post-test (4 weeks post-baseline)];Linguistic dimensions (e.g. language and grammar) assessed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) from social media data[Baseline, post-test (4 weeks post-baseline)]