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This study aimed to investigate the impact of transition into parenthood on mental health and psychological distress using longitudinal survey data.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The analysis used three waves from the longitudinal Survey of Family, Income and Employment. Parenthood was classified as first time parent (first and only child &lt;12\u2005months at interview date), subsequent parent (child &lt;12\u2005months and other children in the family), existing parent (no children &lt;12\u2005months but other existing children in the family) and not a parent. We used fixed effects generalised linear modelling, controlling for all time-invariant and time-varying sources of confounding in a sample of 6670 adults within families.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>After adjusting for confounding from time-varying partner status, area deprivation, labour force status and household income, those who became first time parents reported an increase in mental health (\u03b2 1.22, 95% CI \u22120.06 to 2.50; mean=83.8, SD=14.1) and a decrease in psychological distress (\u03b2 \u22120.70 95% CI \u22121.10 to \u22120.29; mean=13.4, SD=5.0). Subsequent parents reported a decrease in psychological distress (\u03b2 \u22120.60 95% CI \u22120.95 to \u22120.24).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our findings suggest that a transition into parenthood for the first time leads to changes in mental health and psychological distress. Understanding the relationship between becoming a parent and mental health outcomes is important given that parental mental health is integral to effective parenting.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/jech-2012-201765","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,12,12]],"date-time":"2012-12-12T21:25:21Z","timestamp":1355347521000},"page":"339-345","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":45,"title":["Does transition into parenthood lead to changes in mental health? 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