Parenting Identity and Internalizing Problems Among Parents

Dr. Alan Meca and the Tardis Lab are excited to announce the first manuscript published utilizing data collected by the Tardis Research Lab!

The paper, published in Identity, examines the associations between Parenting Identity and Mental Health (i.e., symptoms of depression and anxiety) and differences in these associations between current and expecting parents. Consistent with previous literature and our hypothesis, parental identity commitment was negatively associated with generalized anxiety and depression. Additionally, reconsideration of commitment was positively associated with generalized anxiety and depression. No difference were found among first-time expecting parents and current parents.

Would not have been possible without the contributions made by James Paulson, Taylor Webb, Michelle L. Kelley, Julie Rodil and all of you for completing our research study!

A copy of the article can be found ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339962845_Examination_of_the_Relationship_between_Parenting_Identity_and_Internalizing_Problems_A_Preliminary_Examination_of_Gender_and_Parental_Status_Differences