Pregnancy-specific anxiety in fathers-to-be and same-gender partners: Scale validation and exploration of interdependence with expectant women

Laura-Mihaela Bogza; Tamarha Pierce; Alexandre Prud'homme; Stéphane Turcotte; Geneviève Roch

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2025.120650

November 10, 2025Journal of Affective DisordersOpen Access

Pregnancy-specific anxiety in fathers-to-be and same-gender partners: Scale validation and exploration of interdependence with expectant women

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Key Points

To validate a scale measuring pregnancy-specific anxiety in expectant fathers and partners and explore interdependence with expectant women.
Scale validation for pregnancy-specific anxiety
Evaluation of anxiety levels in fathers-to-be and same-gender partners
Observational analysis of couple interactions during pregnancy
No evidence of direct anxiety contagion among couples during pregnancy
Highlights the unique emotional experiences of expectant fathers and partners
Suggests further research on the impact of partners' anxiety on the transition to parenthood

Implication

Observational study found no direct anxiety contagion in couples during pregnancy, indicating unique experiences in expectant fathers and partners.

Abstract

Although no direct anxiety contagion within the couple was found over the course of pregnancy, future studies should assess fathers'/partners' PSA to understand how it may affect their own and the couple's experience of the transition to parenthood.

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Bogza et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69253a16c0ce034ddc356e49 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.120650

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Pregnancy-specific anxiety in fathers-to-be and same-gender partners: Scale validation and exploration of interdependence with expectant women

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Pregnancy-specific anxiety in fathers-to-be and same-gender partners: Scale validation and exploration of interdependence with expectant women

Key Points

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Abstract

Discussion

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