TABLE 1 .
Paternal and Infant Demographic Characteristics
| Totala | Depressedb | Non-Depressedb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 192 | n = 54 | n = 99 | |||
| Demographic Details | M SD | M SD | M SD | t | p |
| Father’s age (years) | 34.99 5.9 | 36.20 5.34 | 34.47 6.13 | −1.75 | .083 |
| Infant’s age (weeks) | 14.51 3.04 | 14.76 2.78 | 14.17 1.96 | −1.36 | .179 |
| % | % | % | χ2 | p | |
| Father’s education level | 4.71 | .194 | |||
| GCSC’s/A levels | 20.8 | 22.6 | 24.2 | ||
| Diploma | 15.6 | 41.5 | 15.8 | ||
| Degree | 32.3 | 13.2 | 25.3 | ||
| Postgraduate degree | 28.1 | 22.6 | 34.7 | ||
| Marital status | .55 | .46 | |||
| Single | .6 | − | 1 | ||
| Married/living together | 99.4 | 98.1 | 97 | ||
| Father’s ethnicity | 2.04 | .154 | |||
| White | 92 | 97.3 | 87.9 | ||
| Non-White | 5.6 | 1.9 | 7.1 | ||
| Infant gender | 2.66 | .103 | |||
| Female | 52.6 | 40.7 | 54.5 | ||
| Male | 47.4 | 59.3 | 45.5 | ||
| Infant’s birth order (%) | 5.27 | .153 | |||
| First born | 59.4 | 48.1 | 64.6 | ||
| Second born | 31.8 | 40.7 | 26.3 | ||
| Third born | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.1 | ||
| Fourth born | 1.6 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
aSample used for the analysis of depression scores on the EPDS.
bSample for group analyses using the SCID.