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Fathers’ experiences of being in change during pregnancy and early parenthood in a context of intimate partner violence

OBJECTIVE: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a large public health problem with far-reaching consequences for those involved. The aim of this study was to explore fathers’ experiences of change during pregnancy and early parenthood in the context of IPV. METHODS: The methodological approach in this...

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Autores principales: Håland, Kristin, Lundgren, Ingela, Lidén, Eva, Eri, Tine S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27317380
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.30935
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author Håland, Kristin
Lundgren, Ingela
Lidén, Eva
Eri, Tine S.
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Lundgren, Ingela
Lidén, Eva
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description OBJECTIVE: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a large public health problem with far-reaching consequences for those involved. The aim of this study was to explore fathers’ experiences of change during pregnancy and early parenthood in the context of IPV. METHODS: The methodological approach in this interview study was hermeneutics, based on a lifeworld perspective. Ten men, who had subjected their partners to violence during the childbearing period, and had become fathers within the previous 6 years, participated. RESULTS: The analysis revealed four themes: beginning to acknowledge that you are inflicting violence, receiving confirmation that you are more than just a perpetrator of violence, becoming aware of the child, and the desire to receive support in the process of learning how to become a father. Levinas’ concept “the face of the other” is used to interpret the findings. CONCLUSION: This study contributes to a more nuanced and expanded picture of IPV. It shows that men who inflict violence want to be and learn how to be fathers. We need more knowledge about how to stop violent acts and support these men in the process of fatherhood.
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spelling pubmed-49126012016-07-06 Fathers’ experiences of being in change during pregnancy and early parenthood in a context of intimate partner violence Håland, Kristin Lundgren, Ingela Lidén, Eva Eri, Tine S. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being Empirical Study OBJECTIVE: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a large public health problem with far-reaching consequences for those involved. The aim of this study was to explore fathers’ experiences of change during pregnancy and early parenthood in the context of IPV. METHODS: The methodological approach in this interview study was hermeneutics, based on a lifeworld perspective. Ten men, who had subjected their partners to violence during the childbearing period, and had become fathers within the previous 6 years, participated. RESULTS: The analysis revealed four themes: beginning to acknowledge that you are inflicting violence, receiving confirmation that you are more than just a perpetrator of violence, becoming aware of the child, and the desire to receive support in the process of learning how to become a father. Levinas’ concept “the face of the other” is used to interpret the findings. CONCLUSION: This study contributes to a more nuanced and expanded picture of IPV. It shows that men who inflict violence want to be and learn how to be fathers. We need more knowledge about how to stop violent acts and support these men in the process of fatherhood. Co-Action Publishing 2016-06-16 /pmc/articles/PMC4912601/ /pubmed/27317380 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.30935 Text en © 2016 K. Håland et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license.
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Håland, Kristin
Lundgren, Ingela
Lidén, Eva
Eri, Tine S.
Fathers’ experiences of being in change during pregnancy and early parenthood in a context of intimate partner violence
title Fathers’ experiences of being in change during pregnancy and early parenthood in a context of intimate partner violence
title_full Fathers’ experiences of being in change during pregnancy and early parenthood in a context of intimate partner violence
title_fullStr Fathers’ experiences of being in change during pregnancy and early parenthood in a context of intimate partner violence
title_full_unstemmed Fathers’ experiences of being in change during pregnancy and early parenthood in a context of intimate partner violence
title_short Fathers’ experiences of being in change during pregnancy and early parenthood in a context of intimate partner violence
title_sort fathers’ experiences of being in change during pregnancy and early parenthood in a context of intimate partner violence
topic Empirical Study
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27317380
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.30935
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