Complexo Hospital de Clínicas e Maternidade Victor Ferreira do Amaral - filiado a EBSERH, Unidade da Mulher. Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia. Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Rev Bras Enferm. 2024 Jul 29;77(3):e20230514. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0514. eCollection 2024.
to comprehend men's perception of paternal parenthood while caring for infants to promote child development.
this qualitative study adopts an exploratory approach and was conducted with undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff who are fathers of infants up to 6 months old from a higher education institution, excluding fathers from mononuclear families. Data collection occurred through semi-structured interviews and was analyzed using thematic categorical analysis.
fifteen men participated in the study. From the analysis, two empirical categories emerged: "Perception of being a father: challenges and novelties" and "Promotion of child development: actions carried out by fathers". Fathers revealed feeling unprepared, the need for emotional support, and recognized activities aimed at their children's development.
the relevance of the paternal figure for child development is highlighted, as well as the need for public policies to encourage paternal parenthood.
了解男性在照顾婴儿时对父亲角色的认知,以促进儿童发展。
本定性研究采用探索性方法,对来自一所高等教育机构的、有 6 个月以下婴儿的本科生和研究生、教师和工作人员进行研究,不包括来自单亲家庭的父亲。通过半结构化访谈进行数据收集,并使用主题分类分析进行分析。
15 名男性参与了研究。从分析中得出两个经验类别:“作为父亲的认知:挑战与新奇”和“促进儿童发展:父亲的行为”。父亲们表示感到毫无准备,需要情感支持,并认识到开展了针对子女发展的活动。
强调了父亲形象对儿童发展的重要性,以及需要制定公共政策鼓励父亲育儿。