Parental substance abuse undermines caregiving competency and increases the likelihood of abuse and neglect of children. Both research and clinical interventions focus disproportionally on maternal substance abuse, whereas the role of fathers with addictions is largely ignored. The study used a qualitative design to investigate fatherhood from the perspective of men with a substance addiction. Eight fathers in residential rehabilitation treatment programs participated in focus group discussions. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to identify three figures of fatherhood: The good father, the bad father, and the invisible father. The three constructs are discussed in relation to Western trends and discourses of fathering and implications for childcare. Gender expectations and the father’s right to participate on equal terms as the mother in the child’s life are discussed against the notion of the best interest of the child. Conclusion: The drug-problem, gender expectations, couples conflicts, and professional practices related to child protection issues all influence these men’s active participation as fathers. The fathering role in at-risk populations and the issue of co-parenting needs more attention in research, clinical interventions, and service programs. Implications for clinical practice are discussed.
{"title":"The Good, the Bad, and the Invisible Father: A Phenomenological Study of Fatherhood in Men with Substance Use Disorder","authors":"K. Söderström, F. Skårderud","doi":"10.3149/FTH.1101.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/FTH.1101.31","url":null,"abstract":"Parental substance abuse undermines caregiving competency and increases the likelihood of abuse and neglect of children. Both research and clinical interventions focus disproportionally on maternal substance abuse, whereas the role of fathers with addictions is largely ignored. The study used a qualitative design to investigate fatherhood from the perspective of men with a substance addiction. Eight fathers in residential rehabilitation treatment programs participated in focus group discussions. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to identify three figures of fatherhood: The good father, the bad father, and the invisible father. The three constructs are discussed in relation to Western trends and discourses of fathering and implications for childcare. Gender expectations and the father’s right to participate on equal terms as the mother in the child’s life are discussed against the notion of the best interest of the child. Conclusion: The drug-problem, gender expectations, couples conflicts, and professional practices related to child protection issues all influence these men’s active participation as fathers. The fathering role in at-risk populations and the issue of co-parenting needs more attention in research, clinical interventions, and service programs. Implications for clinical practice are discussed.","PeriodicalId":88482,"journal":{"name":"Fathering","volume":"11 1","pages":"31-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3149/FTH.1101.31","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69846248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Results of a qualitative study of low-income men’s experience with the provider role are reported here. This study explored how 47 low-income men construct, express, and negotiate their identities as fathers and providers, and perceived barriers presented by the provider role. Overall, fathers consistently expressed the need to redefine the provider role in to include social and emotional components. Additionally, fathers articulated the many barriers and social pressures they experience as a result of the provider role, and how these barriers create an environment that is detrimental to their attempts at being a father, and how this could lead to their disengagement from the lives of their children.
{"title":"To Parent or Provide? the Effect of the Provider Role on Low-Income Men's Decisions about Fatherhood and Paternal Engagement","authors":"D. M. Bryan","doi":"10.3149/FTH.1101.71","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/FTH.1101.71","url":null,"abstract":"Results of a qualitative study of low-income men’s experience with the provider role are reported here. This study explored how 47 low-income men construct, express, and negotiate their identities as fathers and providers, and perceived barriers presented by the provider role. Overall, fathers consistently expressed the need to redefine the provider role in to include social and emotional components. Additionally, fathers articulated the many barriers and social pressures they experience as a result of the provider role, and how these barriers create an environment that is detrimental to their attempts at being a father, and how this could lead to their disengagement from the lives of their children.","PeriodicalId":88482,"journal":{"name":"Fathering","volume":"11 1","pages":"71-89"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3149/FTH.1101.71","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69846407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samantha K. Nielsen, Christopher R. Latty, Jeffrey J. Angera
This study examined factors that contributed to fathers being perceived as good or poor sexuality educators by their daughters. The data from 10 female participant interviews were analyzed (five fathers were rated as quality educators and five as poor educators). Good Paternal Educators were perceived as being emotionally close to their daughter, displayed attentiveness to her comfort level during sexual conversations, were open and honest when discussing sexual topics, monitored her behaviors with a level of trust, and were direct communicators. Conversely, Poor Paternal Educators were viewed as not being close to their daughters, not talking regularly in general, appeared uncomfortable when talking about sex, attempted to avoid sexual conversations, used humor to avoid a serious conversation, and had ambiguous or indirect forms of monitoring.
{"title":"FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO FATHERS BEING PERCEIVED AS GOOD OR POOR SEXUALITY EDUCATORS FOR THEIR DAUGHTERS","authors":"Samantha K. Nielsen, Christopher R. Latty, Jeffrey J. Angera","doi":"10.3149/FTH.1101.52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/FTH.1101.52","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined factors that contributed to fathers being perceived as good or poor sexuality educators by their daughters. The data from 10 female participant interviews were analyzed (five fathers were rated as quality educators and five as poor educators). Good Paternal Educators were perceived as being emotionally close to their daughter, displayed attentiveness to her comfort level during sexual conversations, were open and honest when discussing sexual topics, monitored her behaviors with a level of trust, and were direct communicators. Conversely, Poor Paternal Educators were viewed as not being close to their daughters, not talking regularly in general, appeared uncomfortable when talking about sex, attempted to avoid sexual conversations, used humor to avoid a serious conversation, and had ambiguous or indirect forms of monitoring.","PeriodicalId":88482,"journal":{"name":"Fathering","volume":"11 1","pages":"52-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3149/FTH.1101.52","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69846341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The study investigates the association between fathers’ relationship status, parenting behaviors, and their health and engagement in risky health behaviors using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing survey. Results from pooled time series fixed effects models indicate a consistent significant association between fathers’ parenting practices and the health of socio-economically disadvantaged, urban fathers. Further, results from cross-lagged regression models indicate a bidrectional relationship between fathering practices and paternal depression. The results suggest that the parenting practices of fathers has broader impacts than solely child development, and that it is also necessary for parenting programs to address the mental health needs of fathers in order to facilitate greater parental engagement.
{"title":"Disadvantaged, Urban Fathers' Health and Risky Health Behaviors: The Role of Relationship Status and Fathering Practice","authors":"D. Hernandez","doi":"10.3149/FTH.1003.239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/FTH.1003.239","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigates the association between fathers’ relationship status, parenting behaviors, and their health and engagement in risky health behaviors using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing survey. Results from pooled time series fixed effects models indicate a consistent significant association between fathers’ parenting practices and the health of socio-economically disadvantaged, urban fathers. Further, results from cross-lagged regression models indicate a bidrectional relationship between fathering practices and paternal depression. The results suggest that the parenting practices of fathers has broader impacts than solely child development, and that it is also necessary for parenting programs to address the mental health needs of fathers in order to facilitate greater parental engagement.","PeriodicalId":88482,"journal":{"name":"Fathering","volume":"10 1","pages":"239-256"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3149/FTH.1003.239","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69846447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Calls for research on men’s roles in families in sub-Saharan Africa, especially as fathers, and for greater efforts to engage men in family-based interventions and policy requires detailed data on family functioning, parenting and parenthood. However, in resource poor countries within the region few family or birth cohort studies have been conducted and household and population-based studies continue to be the main sources of empirical data about families. In this brief report, we review the data on fathers and father involvement collected in South Africa (e.g., national household surveys, household panel surveys, demographic surveillance systems, birth cohort) and suggest ways to improve ongoing empirical data collection efforts.
{"title":"Understanding fatherhood and father involvement in South Africa: insights from surveys and population cohorts","authors":"V. Hosegood, S. Madhavan","doi":"10.3149/FTH.1003.257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/FTH.1003.257","url":null,"abstract":"Calls for research on men’s roles in families in sub-Saharan Africa, especially as fathers, and for greater efforts to engage men in family-based interventions and policy requires detailed data on family functioning, parenting and parenthood. However, in resource poor countries within the region few family or birth cohort studies have been conducted and household and population-based studies continue to be the main sources of empirical data about families. In this brief report, we review the data on fathers and father involvement collected in South Africa (e.g., national household surveys, household panel surveys, demographic surveillance systems, birth cohort) and suggest ways to improve ongoing empirical data collection efforts.","PeriodicalId":88482,"journal":{"name":"Fathering","volume":"10 1","pages":"257-273"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3149/FTH.1003.257","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69846061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A body of literature has emerged that focuses on work-family balance among heterosexual fathers. Little attention has been paid to how gay fathers balance work and family, despite the reality that they too are likely affected by similar masculine norms. The current qualitative study of 70 gay adoptive fathers (35 couples) begins to fill this gap in the literature. Analyzing interview data through the lens of Voydanoff’s (2005) work-family fit and balance model, we examine the ways in which gay men’s experiences of work-family balance are both constrained and enhanced by particular demands and resources. Highlighting the role of gender and sexual orientation, we analyze the challenges these men face and the strategies they use to cope with work-family tensions.
{"title":"\"YOU TRY TO BE SUPERMAN AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE\": GAY ADOPTIVE FATHERS' CHALLENGES AND TENSIONS IN BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY","authors":"Hannah B. Richardson, April M. Moyer, A. Goldberg","doi":"10.3149/FTH.1003.314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/FTH.1003.314","url":null,"abstract":"A body of literature has emerged that focuses on work-family balance among heterosexual fathers. Little attention has been paid to how gay fathers balance work and family, despite the reality that they too are likely affected by similar masculine norms. The current qualitative study of 70 gay adoptive fathers (35 couples) begins to fill this gap in the literature. Analyzing interview data through the lens of Voydanoff’s (2005) work-family fit and balance model, we examine the ways in which gay men’s experiences of work-family balance are both constrained and enhanced by particular demands and resources. Highlighting the role of gender and sexual orientation, we analyze the challenges these men face and the strategies they use to cope with work-family tensions.","PeriodicalId":88482,"journal":{"name":"Fathering","volume":"10 1","pages":"314-336"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3149/FTH.1003.314","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69846079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
While many U.S. research universities now offer gender neutral family friendly policies, very few are what might be considered “father friendly.” Campus cultures rarely encourage men to access these policies, or do so reluctantly because some campus actors believe men will use parental leave time for their research instead of for childcare. We employ quantitative and qualitative data to compare the parental leave experiences of men and women faculty at a large research university. In doing so, we assess whether the allegation that men take unfair advantage parental leave is true at a large research university. We find that it is not. In our sample, relatively few men take paid leave. Those who do take it, however, have partners who work fulltime. Importantly, we find that among those taking parental leave, both fathers and mothers report engaging in care as well as some degree of ongoing research activity. Men and women faculty alike report that the cessation from teaching and service obligations provided by parental leave allows them to maintain a modicum of their research agenda despite caring for an infant. We also analyze what the other primary predictors of leave-taking are for faculty, and find that women and men engaged in science and math disciplines are among the least likely to use their paid leave benefits upon having a child. We conclude with a discussion of the merits of paternity and maternity leave and discuss how parental leave policy might be best formulated.
{"title":"PARENTAL LEAVE USAGE BY FATHERS AND MOTHERS AT AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY","authors":"Jennifer Lundquist, Joya Misra, K. O’Meara","doi":"10.3149/FTH.1003.337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/FTH.1003.337","url":null,"abstract":"While many U.S. research universities now offer gender neutral family friendly policies, very few are what might be considered “father friendly.” Campus cultures rarely encourage men to access these policies, or do so reluctantly because some campus actors believe men will use parental leave time for their research instead of for childcare. We employ quantitative and qualitative data to compare the parental leave experiences of men and women faculty at a large research university. In doing so, we assess whether the allegation that men take unfair advantage parental leave is true at a large research university. We find that it is not. In our sample, relatively few men take paid leave. Those who do take it, however, have partners who work fulltime. Importantly, we find that among those taking parental leave, both fathers and mothers report engaging in care as well as some degree of ongoing research activity. Men and women faculty alike report that the cessation from teaching and service obligations provided by parental leave allows them to maintain a modicum of their research agenda despite caring for an infant. We also analyze what the other primary predictors of leave-taking are for faculty, and find that women and men engaged in science and math disciplines are among the least likely to use their paid leave benefits upon having a child. We conclude with a discussion of the merits of paternity and maternity leave and discuss how parental leave policy might be best formulated.","PeriodicalId":88482,"journal":{"name":"Fathering","volume":"10 1","pages":"337-363"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3149/FTH.1003.337","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69846201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Much has been made of the apparent trend toward men's greater involvement in fatherhood, suggesting moves toward more egalitarian couple relationships characterised by greater role-sharing. Yet alongside this it has also been argued that the breadwinner/provider role remains central to men's fatherhood identity and continues to be underlined by current policy. That providing apparently remains a central aspect of successful fatherhood subsequently raises potential challenges for men who experience unemployment. Presenting illustrative case study data from a qualitative longitudinal study, we explore how changes in occupational trajectories away from models of full-time working outside of the home hold implications for men's sense of competence or vulnerability, and how provider and involved carer positions are intertwined in men's fatherhood identities.
{"title":"\"Why Aren't You at Work?\": Negotiating Economic Models of Fathering Identity","authors":"F. Shirani, K. Henwood, C. Coltart","doi":"10.3149/FTH.1003.274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/FTH.1003.274","url":null,"abstract":"Much has been made of the apparent trend toward men's greater involvement in fatherhood, suggesting moves toward more egalitarian couple relationships characterised by greater role-sharing. Yet alongside this it has also been argued that the breadwinner/provider role remains central to men's fatherhood identity and continues to be underlined by current policy. That providing apparently remains a central aspect of successful fatherhood subsequently raises potential challenges for men who experience unemployment. Presenting illustrative case study data from a qualitative longitudinal study, we explore how changes in occupational trajectories away from models of full-time working outside of the home hold implications for men's sense of competence or vulnerability, and how provider and involved carer positions are intertwined in men's fatherhood identities.","PeriodicalId":88482,"journal":{"name":"Fathering","volume":"12 1","pages":"274-290"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3149/FTH.1003.274","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69846325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Futris, Spencer B. Olmstead, K. Pasley, Robert B. Nielsen
Early childbearing frequently disrupts development and reduces prospects of realizing one’s human capital potential. Using life course and risk and resiliency perspectives, we explored factors associated with the educational paths of adolescent fathers who (a) continued and completed high school, (b) dropped out of high school but returned, and (c) dropped out of high school and stayed out. Using the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), resampling methods were employed to compare individual, familial, and community risk and protective factors in these three groups. Differences were found among fathers as their educational paths diverged from school completion. Overall, our findings suggest that labeling all adolescent fathers as “at-risk” misrepresents them as a homogenous group and ignores the variability of behaviors and experiences affecting their educational progress.
{"title":"A FORK IN THE ROAD TO HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION: EXPLORING ADOLESCENT FATHERS’ EDUCATIONAL PATHS","authors":"T. Futris, Spencer B. Olmstead, K. Pasley, Robert B. Nielsen","doi":"10.3149/FTH.1003.291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3149/FTH.1003.291","url":null,"abstract":"Early childbearing frequently disrupts development and reduces prospects of realizing one’s human capital potential. Using life course and risk and resiliency perspectives, we explored factors associated with the educational paths of adolescent fathers who (a) continued and completed high school, (b) dropped out of high school but returned, and (c) dropped out of high school and stayed out. Using the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), resampling methods were employed to compare individual, familial, and community risk and protective factors in these three groups. Differences were found among fathers as their educational paths diverged from school completion. Overall, our findings suggest that labeling all adolescent fathers as “at-risk” misrepresents them as a homogenous group and ignores the variability of behaviors and experiences affecting their educational progress.","PeriodicalId":88482,"journal":{"name":"Fathering","volume":"10 1","pages":"291-313"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3149/FTH.1003.291","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69846034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. V. D’Angelo, Natalia Palacios, P. Chase‐Lansdale
The relationship between Latino fathers’ immigrant status and their involvement with their 12-month-old infants was examined using the Fragile Families data set, a longitudinal birth cohort study. We examined differences among 787 immigrant and nonimmigrant Latino fathers along three dimensions of father involvement— accessibility, engagement, and caretaking, as reported by both mothers and fathers. First generation immigrant fathers were more accessible to their infants, but showed lower levels of engagement with and caretaking of their children compared to nonimmigrant fathers, controlling for numerous background factors. Immigrant fathers’ lower level of engagement was partially mediated by fathers’ traditional attitudes. Findings indicate that there may be some culturally different norms for immigrant fathering. Culturally-relevant measures of fathering should be included in future large-scale studies, including constructs such as familism and acculturation.
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