Department of Psychology and Counselling, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Flora Hill, Bendigo, VIC, 3552, Australia.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2024 Dec;26(6):1070-1084. doi: 10.1007/s10903-024-01627-0. Epub 2024 Aug 29.
The worldwide population of migrant families is on the rise, and there is growing acknowledgement of the significance of supporting parental mental health within these families. However, understanding of the experiences of migrant fathers during the perinatal period remains incomplete. The objective of this review is to provide an overview of existing research on perinatal migrant fathers' experiences in different cultures. Multiple searches were conducted in April 2023 for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies across six electronic databases: Medline, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus. Fourteen eligible articles were identified, including nine qualitative studies, five quantitative studies, and no mixed-methods studies. The Mixed-methods Appraisal Tool was used to assess the quality of these studies. The quantitative findings were transformed into narrative summaries to be analysed thematically along with the qualitative data. Three themes were identified: (1) Cultural competence (dealing with cultural differences, needs related to original country); (2) Parenthood in a new country (challenges and adaptation to fatherhood, challenging traditional gender norms, lack of extended family and building new support networks, being the main supporter for the family); (3) Needs of the fathers and their personal difficulties. The findings of this review suggest a direction for future research in perinatal psychology. The review also provides insights into the need for social and community support for migrant fathers and how healthcare services can support this group during the perinatal period.
全球移民家庭的数量不断增加，越来越多的人认识到支持这些家庭中父母的心理健康的重要性。然而，对于移民父亲在围产期的经历的理解仍然不完整。本综述的目的是提供一个概述，介绍不同文化中围产期移民父亲经历的现有研究。2023 年 4 月，我们在六个电子数据库中进行了多次搜索，包括 Medline、CINAHL、Embase、PsycINFO、Web of Science 和 Scopus，以查找定量、定性和混合方法研究。确定了 14 篇符合条件的文章，包括 9 项定性研究、5 项定量研究和没有混合方法研究。使用混合方法评估工具评估这些研究的质量。将定量结果转化为叙述性摘要，以便与定性数据一起进行主题分析。确定了三个主题：（1）文化能力（应对文化差异、与原籍国相关的需求）；（2）在新国家为人父母（迎接挑战并适应父亲身份、传统性别规范的挑战、缺乏大家庭和建立新的支持网络、成为家庭的主要支持者）；（3）父亲的需求和个人困难。本综述的研究结果为围产期心理学的未来研究指明了方向。该综述还深入了解了移民父亲对社会和社区支持的需求，以及医疗保健服务如何在围产期为这一群体提供支持。
