Noh Nan Iee
Researcher, PhD Graduate, Graduate School of the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Child Health Nurs Res. 2021 Jul;27(3):286-296. doi: 10.4094/chnr.2021.27.3.286. Epub 2021 Jul 30.
This study was conducted to explore first-time fathers' experiences during their transition to parenthood in South Korea.
Data were collected from September 2019 to February 2020 through in-depth interviews that were conducted individually with 12 participants. First-time fathers with children under 2 months of age were recruited. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method.
Four theme clusters were identified: Preparing to become a father, challenges of becoming a father, motivation to foster familial bonds, and acknowledgement of fatherhood.
These findings suggest that Korean first-time fathers prepared to practice parenthood through prenatal education, , and feeling bonds with their new baby. They recognized their identity as fathers and experienced self-growth. These results would be beneficial for health professionals in developing perinatal care programs, and the results provide basic data for studies on fathers and families during the transition to parenthood.
本研究旨在探索韩国初为人父者在向为人父母角色转变过程中的经历。
2019年9月至2020年2月，通过对12名参与者进行的深度访谈收集数据。招募了孩子年龄在2个月以下的初为人父者。采用科莱齐的现象学方法对逐字记录进行分析。
确定了四个主题类别：为成为父亲做准备、成为父亲的挑战、培养家庭纽带的动力以及对父亲身份的认知。
这些发现表明，韩国初为人父者通过产前教育、与新生婴儿建立情感联系来为为人父母做准备。他们认识到自己作为父亲的身份并经历了自我成长。这些结果将有助于卫生专业人员制定围产期护理计划，并且为向为人父母角色转变过程中关于父亲和家庭的研究提供基础数据。
