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Becoming a father: a qualitative study on the journey to fatherhood.
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- 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
- How do male partners experience the pre- and postpartum period depending on maternal anorexia nervosa? Findings from a qualitative interview study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Transition to fatherhood among first-time expectant fathers having couvade syndrome in northern Thailand: A grounded theory study.Belitung nursing journal · 2026Article
- Mindfulness and associated factors in expectant fathers during the initial COVID-19 response: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Multidimensional Scale of Motives for Postponing Parenthood (MSMPP-18): Development, factorial structure and psychometric properties.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the Emotional Experiences of First-Time Fathers During Infancy: A Qualitative Study.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe transition to fatherhood represents one of the most significant changes in a man's life and brings many challenges. Despite the great importance of this period, empirical data on it are not abundant, with only a small amount of psychological research on fatherhood available in the Czech Republic; this topic is also rather marginalized abroad. This qualitative study aims to explore men's unique experiences with the process of becoming a father and to understand how paternal identity is shaped. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE: Four men who had recently become fathers participated in the research. A semi-structured interview was conducted with each of them.
resultsUsing the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach, an in-depth analysis of the data identified five significant categories that emerge during the transition to fatherhood: responsibility and commitment to the child, father identity formation, fatherhood and motherhood, changes in the partner relationship and coping with the father role.
conclusionsThe research suggests that the process of becoming a father is a long-term dynamic process, in which father identity is shaped and consolidated through a variety of situations and experiences. Within this process, paternal identity is also shaped through repeated comparisons and definitions of the role of the mother. Process of becoming a father involves developmental, identity, personality, partnership and family aspects.
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