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"Opening up a well of emotions": A qualitative study of men's emotional experiences in the transition to fatherhood.
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- The perceived influence of fathers' and non-gestational parents' experiences of postnatal depression on their relationship with their child and partner: a systematic review of qualitative studies and meta-synthesis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Parental Identity Development Processes as Predictors of Personal Growth During the Transition to Parenthood Among First-Time Expecting Mothers and Fathers.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Intrinsic resting-state connectivity and personal meaning across the transition to fatherhood.Emotion (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Transition to fatherhood among first-time expectant fathers having couvade syndrome in northern Thailand: A grounded theory study.Belitung nursing journal · 2026Article
- Perceptions of fatherhood and confidence regarding neonatal care among fathers of high-risk neonates in South Korea: a descriptive study.Child health nursing research · 2023Article
- "Opening up a well of emotions": A qualitative study of men's emotional experiences in the transition to fatherhood.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Breastfeeding and infant care as 'sexed' care work: reconsideration of the three Rs to enable women's rights, economic empowerment, nutrition and health.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Being a "Warrior" to Care for the New Family: A Meta-ethnography of Nurses' Perspectives on Municipal Postnatal Healthcare.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
- What It Means to Become a Father.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
aimTo explore the emotional changes and reactions men experience in their transition to fatherhood.
designThis study used a qualitative design.
methodsData were collected through in-depth interviews with 13 Norwegian fathers.
resultsThrough thematic analysis, three main themes were developed: (1) from self-focus to family perspective; (2) emotional vulnerability; and (3) from insecurity to self-assurance. The themes describe fathers' emotional process during the child's first year of life, ranging from positive feelings like affection and mastery, to challenging feelings like exclusion, jealousy and exhaustion. Many fathers describe taboos and shame over their own emotional reactions, although these can be considered a natural part of the postnatal period.
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