Towards a formulation of the fatherhood constellation: Representing absence

IF 4.6 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Qualitative Research in Psychology Pub Date : 2021-01-21 DOI:10.1080/14780887.2021.1873473

S. Berman, C. Long

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In contrast with Daniel Stern’s extensive work on the motherhood constellation, very little has been written about the fatherhood constellation. In an effort to explore emergent fatherhood and the idea of the fatherhood constellation, psychoanalytic research interviews were conducted with white, middle-class South African fathers of infants. The findings highlight two central themes which offer a way to begin thinking about the nature of the fatherhood constellation. Firstly, the fatherhood constellation is constituted by the father’s wish to protect and support the mother and baby. Secondly, the fatherhood constellation is characterized by what fatherhood is not, as opposed to what it is to be a father. Unlike the mother, the father does not get pregnant, he does not give birth and he cannot breastfeed, all defining features of motherhood. This paper subsequently suggests that the representation of absence may be a key step to the father’s presence in his own mind.

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朝向父亲星座的构想:代表缺席

摘要：与丹尼尔·斯特恩关于母性星座的大量研究形成鲜明对比的是，关于父亲星座的研究却很少。为了探索新兴的父亲身份和父亲身份星座的概念，对南非白人中产阶级的婴儿父亲进行了心理分析研究访谈。这些发现突出了两个中心主题，这为开始思考父亲星座的性质提供了一种方式。首先，父亲星座是由父亲保护和支持母亲和婴儿的愿望构成的。其次，父亲星座的特点是什么不是父亲，而不是做父亲。与母亲不同，父亲不怀孕，不分娩，也不能母乳喂养，所有这些都是母亲的特征。本文随后提出，缺席的表征可能是父亲在自己心目中存在的关键一步。

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Qualitative Research in Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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20.00

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0.50%

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