Paternal Bonding Failure and Depression at 1 Month Postpartum Are Associated with Neurodevelopmental Delay in 4-Year-Old Children: An Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study
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| Title: | Paternal Bonding Failure and Depression at 1 Month Postpartum Are Associated with Neurodevelopmental Delay in 4-Year-Old Children: An Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hidekazu Nishigori (ORCID |
| Source: | Infant Mental Health Journal: Infancy and Early Childhood. 2026 47(3). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Parent Child Relationship, Depression (Psychology), Correlation, Child Development, Infants, Young Children, Questionnaires, Physical Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Delays |
| Geographic Terms: | Japan |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Ages and Stages Questionnaires |
| DOI: | 10.1002/imhj.70082 |
| ISSN: | 0163-9641 1097-0355 |
| Abstract: | We aimed to determine the association between paternal bonding failure and depression in the postpartum period and children's neurodevelopment, as an Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS), a prospective cohort study. We evaluated the association between the Japanese version of the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS) / Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores for fathers and the Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3) scores in their 4-year-old children. Paternal MIBS and EPDS were administered at 1 month postpartum. Data from 646 father-child pairs were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression analyses. Paternal MIBS total scores ≥5 were associated with communication (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 2.786; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.088-7.132), problem-solving (AOR, 3.136; 95% CI, 1.027-9.574), and personal-social delays (AOR, 2.843; 95% CI, 1.353-5.978) (reference, scores ≤2). Paternal EPDS scores ≥8 were associated with fine motor (AOR, 3.315; 95% CI, 1.470-7.473) and problem-solving delays (AOR, 4.904; 95% CI, 1.664-14.446) (reference, scores ≤7). Bonding failure and depression at 1 month postpartum in fathers are associated with neurodevelopmental delays in their 4-year-old children, with different domain-specific patterns. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1504476 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | We aimed to determine the association between paternal bonding failure and depression in the postpartum period and children's neurodevelopment, as an Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS), a prospective cohort study. We evaluated the association between the Japanese version of the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS) / Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores for fathers and the Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3) scores in their 4-year-old children. Paternal MIBS and EPDS were administered at 1 month postpartum. Data from 646 father-child pairs were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression analyses. Paternal MIBS total scores ≥5 were associated with communication (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 2.786; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.088-7.132), problem-solving (AOR, 3.136; 95% CI, 1.027-9.574), and personal-social delays (AOR, 2.843; 95% CI, 1.353-5.978) (reference, scores ≤2). Paternal EPDS scores ≥8 were associated with fine motor (AOR, 3.315; 95% CI, 1.470-7.473) and problem-solving delays (AOR, 4.904; 95% CI, 1.664-14.446) (reference, scores ≤7). Bonding failure and depression at 1 month postpartum in fathers are associated with neurodevelopmental delays in their 4-year-old children, with different domain-specific patterns. |
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| ISSN: | 0163-9641 1097-0355 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/imhj.70082 |
