The Impact of Parental Role Distributions, Work Participation, and Stress Factors on Family Health-Related Outcomes: Study Protocol of the Prospective Multi-Method Cohort “Dresden Study on Parenting, Work, and Mental Health” (DREAM)

作者：Victoria E. Kress, Susann Steudte‐Schmiedgen, Marie Kopp, Anke Förster, Caroline Altus, Caroline Schier, Pauline Wimberger, Clemens Kirschbaum, Tilmann von Soest, Kerstin Weidner, Juliane Junge‐Hoffmeister, Susan Garthus‐Niegel · 发表于：Frontiers in Psychology · 年份：2019 · DOI：10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01273 · 被引用次数：78 · 研究领域：Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum、Breastfeeding Practices and Influences、Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

The Dresden Study on Parenting, Work, and Mental Health (“DResdner Studie zu Elternschaft, Arbeit und Mentaler Gesundheit“, DREAM) aims to prospectively investigate the relationship between parental work participation, role distribution, stress factors, and their effects on perinatal outcomes and long-term family mental and somatic health in a community sample targeting N = 4,000 individuals, i.e., 2,000 couples, expecting a child and residing in Dresden, Germany (interim sample of N = 1,410 participants, recruitment ongoing). Various questionnaires are completed at four measurement points from pregnancy to two years postpartum (prolongation into middle childhood planned). Applying a multi-method approach, long-term endocrinological data (analyses of hair cortisol concentrations and other endogenous hormones, “DREAMHAIR”) and qualitative interview data (regarding gender role attitudes and distribution of domestic work, child care, and paid employment; “DREAMTALK”) are obtained. In this study protocol, the theoretical background, methods, and preliminary results considering sociodemographic characteristics during pregnancy and birth-related factors at eight weeks postpartum are presented. Additionally, there is a focus on our endocrinological sub-study DREAMHAIR. In this sub-study currently comprising N = 152 participants, i.e., 88 families (recruitment ongoing), we want to gain knowledge on the transgenerational processes of stress regulation and psychopathology in the whole ...