Division of parental leave and perceived parenting stress among mothers and fathers

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
Monica LidbeckTomas Tjus

Abstract

To explore associations between division of parental leave and perceived parenting stress in mothers and fathers of infants. In Sweden, both parents have the same right to parental leave, and fathers use about a quarter of the total 480 benefit days. Little is known about the parents' psychological well-being in terms of stress arising from the parenting role and its association with equal or unequal division of parental leave. 280 parents completed the Swedish Parenthood Stress Questionnaire (SPSQ) at 6 months and 18 months after childbirth. Fathers who shared parental leave equally were less affected by perceived parenting stress than those who shared unequally (adjusted B -0.20; 95% CI -0.33 to -0.06). No such association was found among mothers. Parents' choices regarding parental leave division were associated with perceived parenting stress among fathers, but not among mothers. Unequal division of leave contributed to parenting stress in fathers.

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Sep 26, 2019·Nordic Journal of Psychiatry·Eva TedgårdBjörn Axel Johansson
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