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J Fam Issues. 2018 Feb;39(3):796-816. doi: 10.1177/0192513X16680014. Epub 2016 Nov 26.

Mental Health Symptoms and Parenting Among Father-Only and Dual Substance Use Disorder Couples.

Journal of family issues

Michelle L Kelley, Adrian J Bravo, Abby L Braitman, Rebecca A Price, Tyler D White

Affiliations

  1. Old Dominion University.
  2. Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, & Addictions, University of New Mexico.

PMID: 29430072 PMCID: PMC5801546 DOI: 10.1177/0192513X16680014

Abstract

In the present study, we examined associations between fathers' and mothers' mental health symptoms as related to their own and their partner's parenting in couples in which fathers (n = 38 families) or both partners (n = 30 families) had substance use disorder (SUD). Each partner reported on symptoms of depression, anxiety, and hostility; children reported on each parent's parenting behaviors, including acceptance, psychological control, and knowledge of children. Actor-partner interdependence models indicated that when substance-abusing fathers have more symptoms of anxiety and depression, non-substance-abusing mothers report greater knowledge of children, whereas non-substance-abusing mothers' mental health symptoms were related to less paternal knowledge of children. In dual SUD couples, mothers' depressive symptoms were associated with more paternal knowledge of children. These preliminary findings offer select support for family systems theory.

Keywords: mental health problems; parenting; substance use disorder

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