Mita Naoyuki, Khin Yu Par, Nawa Nobutoshi, Yamaoka Yui, Fujiwara Takeo
Master of Public Health in Global Health (MPH) Course, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Department of Public Health, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Front Glob Womens Health. 2025 Jan 28;5:1466227. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1466227. eCollection 2024.
A systematic review has reported that paternal involvement is beneficial in reducing social, behavioural and psychological problems in children. However, little research has investigated factors associated with the attainment of paternity leave.
The objective of this study was to explore fathers' perceptions of the factors associated with taking paternity leave.
Overall, 21 in-depth interviews were conducted with fathers to obtain information on their perceptions of paternity leave. We also conducted key informant interviews with four supervisors at companies to understand their opinions on paternity leaves and ensure that the implications of this study are relevant at workplaces.
Thematic analysis was adopted to analyse the data. Deductive coding was conducted based on previous studies on paternity leave, followed by inductive coding and modification of the initial codes. The final codes were organised based on the social-ecological model.
Themes associated with taking paternity leave included fathers' career aspirations, fathers' commitment to supporting infants or mothers, mothers' or infants' need for fathers' involvement, colleagues' outlook on paternity leaves, fathers' work schedules or responsibilities, support from relatives, paternity leave policies, and trends toward fathers' involvement. The supervisors mentioned themes related to paternity leave from the broader perspective of long-term effects and impact on the organisation.
This study revealed fathers' perceptions regarding the factors associated with taking paternity leave. The results may provide useful information on how to create an environment in which fathers can easily take paternity leave.
一项系统综述报告称，父亲参与有助于减少儿童的社会、行为和心理问题。然而，很少有研究调查与休陪产假相关的因素。
本研究的目的是探讨父亲对与休陪产假相关因素的看法。
总体而言，对21位父亲进行了深入访谈，以获取他们对陪产假看法的信息。我们还对四家公司的四名主管进行了关键信息人访谈，以了解他们对陪产假的看法，并确保本研究的影响在工作场所具有相关性。
采用主题分析法对数据进行分析。基于先前关于陪产假的研究进行演绎编码，随后进行归纳编码并修改初始代码。最终代码基于社会生态模型进行组织。
与休陪产假相关的主题包括父亲的职业抱负、父亲对支持婴儿或母亲的承诺、母亲或婴儿对父亲参与的需求、同事对陪产假的看法、父亲的工作时间表或职责、亲属的支持、陪产假政策以及父亲参与的趋势。主管们从长期影响和对组织的影响这一更广泛的角度提到了与陪产假相关的主题。
本研究揭示了父亲对与休陪产假相关因素的看法。研究结果可能为如何营造一个让父亲能够轻松休陪产假的环境提供有用信息。
