Men's experience of their transition to first-time fatherhood during their partner's pregnancy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
This was a qualitative study employing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to capture the lived experiences and sense-making of seven male participants (aged 29–41), whose partner was in their second or third trimester of pregnancy. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews...
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| description | This was a qualitative study employing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(IPA) to capture the lived experiences and sense-making of seven male
participants (aged 29–41), whose partner was in their second or third trimester
of pregnancy. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and four
superordinate themes emerged during the analysis: (1) Pushed and Pulled in
Different Directions, (2) A Rollercoaster of Emotions, (3) A Long and Lonely Road
and (4) Anticipating Fatherhood. The prenatal period seemed to constitute a
turbulent time in the participants’ lives and involved them experiencing intense,
conflicting emotions and psychological states amidst a shifting sense of self,
with few support resources available to them. Implications for counselling
psychologists are discussed, with suggestions for future research made. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58021233931148d19ba38a43a3c08b4c2024-02-03T13:29:29ZengMRE PressJournal of Men's Health1875-68592021-08-0118101510.31083/jomh.2021.102S1875-6867(21)00246-3Men's experience of their transition to first-time fatherhood during their partner's pregnancy: an interpretative phenomenological analysisLee-Anne Meleagrou-Hitchens0Carla Willig1Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Social Sciences, City University London, EC1V 0HB London, UKDepartment of Psychology, School of Arts and Social Sciences, City University London, EC1V 0HB London, UKThis was a qualitative study employing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to capture the lived experiences and sense-making of seven male participants (aged 29–41), whose partner was in their second or third trimester of pregnancy. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and four superordinate themes emerged during the analysis: (1) Pushed and Pulled in Different Directions, (2) A Rollercoaster of Emotions, (3) A Long and Lonely Road and (4) Anticipating Fatherhood. The prenatal period seemed to constitute a turbulent time in the participants’ lives and involved them experiencing intense, conflicting emotions and psychological states amidst a shifting sense of self, with few support resources available to them. Implications for counselling psychologists are discussed, with suggestions for future research made.https://article.imrpress.com/journal/JOMH/18/1/10.31083/jomh.2021.102/1875-6859-18-1-015.pdftransition to fatherhoodexpectant fathersfather-to-bepregnancyprenatal period |
| spellingShingle | Lee-Anne Meleagrou-Hitchens Carla Willig Men's experience of their transition to first-time fatherhood during their partner's pregnancy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis Journal of Men's Health transition to fatherhood expectant fathers father-to-be pregnancy prenatal period |
| title | Men's experience of their transition to first-time fatherhood during their partner's pregnancy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| title_full | Men's experience of their transition to first-time fatherhood during their partner's pregnancy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| title_fullStr | Men's experience of their transition to first-time fatherhood during their partner's pregnancy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Men's experience of their transition to first-time fatherhood during their partner's pregnancy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| title_short | Men's experience of their transition to first-time fatherhood during their partner's pregnancy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| title_sort | men s experience of their transition to first time fatherhood during their partner s pregnancy an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| topic | transition to fatherhood expectant fathers father-to-be pregnancy prenatal period |
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