APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Associations between Prenatal Father Testosterone and Fathers’ Postpartum Parenting Behaviors
- Narcis Marshall
University of Southern California - Hannah Lyden
University of Southern California - Sarah Stoycos
University of Southern California - Mona Khaled
University of Southern California - Geoff Corner
University of Southern California - Alyssa Morris
University of Southern California - Nia Barbee
University of Southern California - Sofi Cardenas
University of Southern California - Darby Saxbe
University of Southern California
Abstract
Fathers’ testosterone may reflect their motivation to invest in parenting over the transition to parenthood. We collected prenatal testosterone and self-reported postpartum parenting behavior from 70 first-time fathers. We found that fathers with higher levels of prenatal testosterone subsequently reported less effective and positive parenting (F(2,68)=4.226,p<.05,R2 =.111).
Families/Parenting
