‘Working Out Dads’ to promote men’s mental and physical health in early fatherhood: A mixed-methods evaluation Giallo, Rebecca, Williams, LA, Seymour, M, Jillard, C, Peace, R, O’Brien, J, Evans, K, Brown, S and Wood, C 2020, ‘Working Out Dads’ to promote men’s mental and physical health in early fatherhood: A mixed-methods evaluation, Journal of Family Studies, doi: 10.1080/13229400.2020.1729838. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title ‘Working Out Dads’ to promote men’s mental and physical health in early fatherhood: A mixed-methods evaluation Author(s) Giallo, Rebecca Williams, LA Seymour, M Jillard, C Peace, R O’Brien, J Evans, K Brown, S Wood, C Journal name Journal of Family Studies Publisher p Publication date 2020-01-01 ISSN 1322-9400 Summary Mental and physical health problems are common during early fatherhood. The current study aimed to assess a broad range of mental, physical and social outcomes for fathers of young children (aged 0–4 years) participating in a pilot evaluation of ‘Working Out Dads’ (WOD). These results were complemented by a nested qualitative study capturing the perceived outcomes for fathers. The sample consisted of 53 fathers who completed pre-, post- and 3-month follow-up measures. There were significant reductions in psychological distress, depression, anxiety and stress from pre- to post-intervention, which were maintained at 3-month follow-up. There were significant improvements in perceived vitality levels across all time points, and improvements in general physical health, social support and parenting self-efficacy from pre- to the 3-month follow-up. The nested qualitative results revealed that fathers and their partners perceived positive changes to paternal health, social support, parenting and the couple relationship. These findings contribute to the evidence-base for interventions targeting fathers’ health in the early years of their children's lives. The current findings will be used to inform further development of WOD. DOI 10.1080/13229400.2020.1729838 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1117 Public Health and Health Services 1607 Social Work 1608 Sociology Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30163843 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 07 Mar 2022, 08:10:16 EST Mon, 07 Mar 2022, 14:41:03 EST Thu, 10 Mar 2022, 16:08:41 EST Thu, 14 Apr 2022, 10:07:28 EST Thu, 14 Apr 2022, 14:52:03 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 5 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Mar 2022, 08:10:16 EST