Anxiety across the transition to parenthood: change trajectories among low-risk parents

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Authors

Kristin D. Mickelson · Kent State University

Abstract

Our results suggest a majority of new parents adjust well to parenthood in terms of anxiety, while a smaller subgroup of parents experience continually higher levels of anxiety months after the baby is born.

Topics & Keywords

Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Anxiety Stress & Coping

Volume 27, Issue 6, pp. 633-649

DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2014.903473

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