A Qualitative Forum Analysis of Fathers’ Stressors and Support Seeking Behaviour During the COVID-19 Pandemic

IF 17.7 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-03-21 DOI:10.1177/0192513x241237609

E. Cameron, Kaeley M. Simpson, John-Michael Bowes, Shayna K. Pierce, Kailey Penner, Alanna Beyak, Irlanda Gomez, Kristin A. Reynolds, Leslie E Roos

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Fathers experienced high rates of mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social support is crucial to mitigate these problems; however, access to and quality of support were impacted by public health guidelines to increase physical distancing. Online forums offer an avenue for peer connection and support. Yet, minimal research has examined forum use during COVID-19. The objective of the current study was to examine the experiences and support needs of fathers during the pandemic through an exploratory qualitative content analysis of an online social support forum. Posts ( N = 299) and comments ( N = 2597) on Reddit’s sub-forum r/daddit (July and October 2020) were systematically analysed through a Framework Analytic Approach. Findings highlighted five main themes (with subthemes): forum use, family functioning, psychological and health factors, interpersonal functioning, and COVID-19. Findings underscore the critical need for mental health and parenting programs tailored to fathers and informing services to support father and family wellbeing.

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对 COVID-19 大流行期间父亲的压力和寻求支持行为的定性论坛分析

在 COVID-19 大流行期间，父亲们的心理健康问题发生率很高。社会支持对于缓解这些问题至关重要；然而，由于公共卫生指南要求增加身体上的距离，获得支持的机会和支持的质量都受到了影响。在线论坛为同伴联系和支持提供了一个途径。然而，对 COVID-19 期间论坛使用情况的研究却少之又少。本研究的目的是通过对在线社会支持论坛进行探索性定性内容分析，了解大流行期间父亲们的经历和支持需求。通过框架分析法对 Reddit 分论坛 r/daddit 上的帖子（N = 299）和评论（N = 2597）（2020 年 7 月和 10 月）进行了系统分析。研究结果突出了五大主题（含副主题）：论坛使用、家庭功能、心理和健康因素、人际功能和 COVID-19。研究结果强调，亟需为父亲量身定制心理健康和育儿计划，并为支持父亲和家庭幸福的服务提供信息。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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