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A secondary aim was to investigate the perceived need for parental support in relation to severe psychological distress in these groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A survey questionnaire was sent to a random population sample in Sweden in 2022 and 5750 parents aged 18\u201369 years participated. The outcome was severe psychological distress, measured by the Kessler-6 (scores \u2a7e13). 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Being in need of more parental support, for example, from maternity\/child health care or family centres was associated with severe psychological distress among all parents, regardless of partnership status and gender.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:bold>Single parents had a higher prevalence of severe psychological distress than partnered parents, mainly explained by economic difficulties and the lack of social support. 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