Future Father Research Articles

Implementing a prenatal health screening intervention for future fathers in Montreuil, France: most users are immigrants facing hardship

BackgroundPrenatal care provides pregnant women with repeated opportunities for prevention, screening and diagnosis that have no current extension to future fathers. It also contributes to women’s general better access to health. The goal of PARTAGE study was to evaluate the level and determinants of adherence to a prenatal prevention consultation dedicated to men.MethodsBetween January 2021 and April 2022, we conducted a monocentric interventional study in Montreuil hospital. We assessed the acceptance of a prenatal prevention consultation newly offered to every future father, through their pregnant partner’s prior consent to provide their contact details.ResultsThree thousand thirty-eight women provided contact information used to reach the fathers; effective contact was established with 2,516 men, of whom 1,333 (53%) came for prenatal prevention consultation. Immigrant men were more likely to come than French-born men (56% versus 49%, p < 0·001), and the more they faced social hardship, the more likely they were to accept the offer. In multivariate analysis, men born in Subsaharan Africa and Asia were twice as likely to attend the consultation as those born in Europe or North America.ConclusionAcceptance of this new offer was high. Moreover, this consultation was perceived by vulnerable immigrant men as an opportunity to integrate a healthcare system they would have otherwise remained deprived of.Trial registrationRegistry: ClinicalTrials.gov, US National Library of Medicine https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05085717Clinical Trial number: NCT05085717.Date of registration: 20/10/2021.

Unplanned Student Pregnancy: Should the University Be There for Its Students?

The issue of discouraging students from having an induced termination of pregnancy is still relevant. Studying at university is a socialization stage, coming after finishing school or college. In this period students may not only choose their future profession, but also their partner. Their relationship with the opposite sex may result in the unplanned pregnancy that can affect the student’s plans. In this case, owing to various reasons, the student is likely to seek a termination of the pregnancy. However, this medical intervention could result in negative reproductive health outcomes. Moreover, until now it has been carrying moral stigma. The present paper aims to research students’ opinions concerning support measures, provided to students by their universities in case of the pregnancy during their study. The results of the survey through the Google Forms have revealed the students’ need for these measures. Thus, 91,2% of 650 respondents stated that the university support is vital for both the pregnant girl and the future father. On the basis of the received answers the author suggests changing the policy of the universities by increasing their role in discouraging students from the termination decision and provide recommendations for the creation of the anti-crisis team, offering the support to the students in difficult life situations including cases of the unplanned pregnancy. In addition, the author deriving the conclusions from polling the students is the first to have suggested the various means of interaction between the university and other non-profit organizations that can provide assistance to pregnant women or mothers in need.

Trajectories of Paternal Contact After Parental Separation: A Latent Class Growth Analysis

A latent class growth curve analysis was conducted to model post-separation, paternal involvement trajectories over an 8-year period from the time of separation. Our sample was composed of 245 separated mothers whose data was drawn from a representative survey of Québec children. Four classes of distinct trajectories were identified: shared-time, near-shared-time, moderate-stable, and low-decreasing. The majority of fathers maintained a consistently high level of contact with their children, and the frequency of visits at the time of separation seemed to determine future father–child contact. Several factors predicted contact trajectories, including socioeconomic status, a new partner in the mother’s life, and the quality of the inter-parental relationship.

АРХЕТИПЪТ БАЩА КАТО ОБРАЗ НА ДОБРОТО В ЕПОСА „КНИГАТА НА ДЕДЕ КОРКУТ”

The transmission of thought patterns and the experimentation of typical events from each society are transmitted from generation to generation, thus creating a number of common archetypes for all people. Archetypes are models by which a series of experiences and memories related to ancestors are expressed. The archetype 'father' is one of the building blocks of the family. He's a model for his child, especially his son. The father protects his children as a guardian angel. He is a first-time teacher and supporter of his child, at the same time teaching him to prosper in life and overcome difficulties. He brings his children up according to his views and norms. He teaches his child discipline, becomes strict when necessary and caring when he needs to. The father is like the Lord in our lives, he is the one who gives us life, he is our creator. For this reason, the name of the father is very important for Oguz people. In this article we will analyze the behavior and actions of good fathers and their relations with their sons in the destantes of the epic The Book of Dede Korkut, namely First Destan – “A Song for the Son of Dirke Khan, Bogach Khan" and Third Destan – "A Song for the Son of Cam Puree, Bamsy Beyrek". In these days, fathers usually expect courage from their sons. The male child means an extension of the genus and is the future father and the continued of the genus. In the destans of Dede Korcut, the main father is himself, Korkut Ata. Dede Korcut is the father of the fathers, that is, the father of all Oguz people. For this he has the right to name all proven juveniles. Since ancient times, good has been the highest moral human value. Even the name of Dede Korcut, contains in itself the positive concept of good - happiness. He has always wanted the good of the Oguz people, as a father wants the good of his child.

Literasi Kearsipan Keluarga Bagi Siswa-Siswi Sekolah Calon Ayah Ibu

The neatness of family archives is still underestimated by the community. A well-managed family archive can provide convenience in finding the family data needed. Negligence in tidying the archives is due to a lack of knowledge and awareness of the community in family archives. This community service provides literacy training on family archives to school of future father and mother’s students. The debriefing was carried out for one month with two stages of implementation. The first stage uses the workshop method, where the service team provides materials and training on procedures for storing archives manually and digitally. Second, using the mentoring method, where participants carry out practice and are directly accompanied by a service team. Of the 19 students who attended the debriefing, 100% stated that the service was very useful and felt that they had an awareness of the family archive. 63% of participants continued to the mentoring stage and 18% of participants were able to complete manual and digital family file fireplaces properly. The process of tidying up family archives requires sufficient time and knowledge so that in the future participants can be given more time so that they can tidy up archives to the maximum.

Fathers’ sensitive parenting enhanced by prenatal video-feedback: a randomized controlled trial using ultrasound imaging

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate an interaction-based prenatal parenting intervention program aimed at promoting parental sensitivity and involvement in expectant fathers using ultrasound images: Prenatal Video-Feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting (VIPP-PRE).MethodsIn this randomized controlled trial, 73 first-time, healthy expectant fathers were enrolled. Participants were randomly assigned to the VIPP-PRE intervention (n = 39) or a dummy intervention (n = 34). Parental sensitivity was coded from video-recorded 10-min interactions with an infant simulator at a prenatal pretest and with fathers’ own infant at a postnatal posttest. Prenatal and postnatal involvement was assessed via an application on participants’ smartphones.ResultsFathers receiving VIPP-PRE demonstrated increased sensitivity across the perinatal period, relative to fathers receiving a dummy intervention. Fathers’ involvement with the infant increased significantly from the prenatal to postnatal period, regardless of the intervention.ConclusionsPrenatal video-feedback using ultrasound imaging of the unborn child has the potential to promote the quality of parenting in an important, but understudied, population and period: men in the transition to fatherhood. Future research should examine the long-term effectiveness of VIPP-PRE and its effectiveness in increasing parenting quality in at-risk families.ImpactThis study identifies a brief and focused prenatal intervention using assisted interactions between the father and his baby by means of ultrasound imaging as a promising strategy to improve sensitive fathering in the early postnatal phase.Our study shows that pregnancy provides a window of opportunity for promoting prenatal involvement and bonding in expectant fathers, with potential long-term benefits for the future father–child relationship.Ultrasound measures are currently used to monitor fetal growth and development, but our results suggest that they may also create an opportunity for stimulating father–infant interaction to promote postnatal caregiving quality.

Культуральные особенности образа ролевой структуры в диаде «отец-ребенок»

Objective. Study of the cultural characteristics of the image of the role structure in the father-child dyad in Russian and Italian men. Background. The dynamic transformation of modern society, of necessity, entails significant changes in the structure and functions of the family as a social group, since its adaptability is sup¬ported by the effective implementation of all functions in the aggregate. However, the dominant fam¬ily function is a phenomenon that determines the main direction of the evolution of the family system. Studies by domestic and foreign authors show that in different countries, different functions can be distinguished as dominant. However, all over the world it is recognized that the process of upbringing and development of children is extremely important, in which not only mothers, but also fathers take part. Currently, in the context of the transformation of ideas about the role of the father in the family, the problem of conscious parenting arises, in particular, the father’s understanding of the specifics of his parental role, the role of his child, the translation of adaptive methods of communication in the family environment. Study design. In this work, the study of the character and power of interrelation between the im¬age of oneself as a “future father” and the image of one’s role in childhood in relation to the father in Russian and Italian men was carried out. The presence and nature of the relationship was checked using methods of mathematical statistics (correlation analysis and analysis of the significance of differences). Participants. The study involved 282 men (145 Russians and 137 Italians) 21—22 years old (M=21.5), who were brought up in two-parent families, with incomplete higher education, not being officially married and having no children. Methods. The author’s technique of E.N. Vasilyeva, A.V. Orlov “Social Roles of the Child”. Statisti¬cal processing of the obtained data was carried out with the SPSS 23.0 for Windows. The used criteria were T-test for independent sample, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and F-test. Results. A comparative analysis of the data obtained showed the existence of cultural differences in the interrelation between the image of oneself as a “future father” and the image of one’s role in child¬hood in relation to the father in Russian and Italian men aged 21-22. Conclusions. The specificity of the integral image of the role of the “father” in the opinion of Rus¬sian and Italian men, as well as the relationship between the images of roles in childhood in relation to the father (“children’s roles”) and the images of the roles of their “future child” in Russian and Italian young men are revealed.

Father Involvement in the First Year After Prison: Considerations for Social Work

Purpose: Paternal incarceration poses significant concerns for fathers and their children. Despite the known negative consequences, little is understood about father involvement after prison. This study aims to further understanding of fatherhood following incarceration to inform future intervention strategies. Method: Using data from the Urban Institute’s Returning Home: Understanding the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry Study ( N = 326), we conduct bivariate and multivariate analyses to examine three dimensions of father involvement and predictors of involvement at two time points after prison. Results: Findings reveal generally high levels of father involvement in the first year following incarceration. Father-child contact during prison and increased work hours after prison showed positive effects on early father involvement, while post-prison engagement and contact following release were associated with later involvement. Conclusions: Promoting father-child contact and positive relationships during incarceration may be important for future father involvement after release. Potential social work and criminal justice practice and research opportunities are discussed.

Representações sociais atribuídas pelo homem ao pré-natal da companheira: estudo descritivo

OBJETIVO: analisar as Representações Sociais atribuídas pelo homem ao pré-natal da companheira. MÉTODO: estudo descritivo, com aporte teórico na Teoria das Representações Sociais, na perspectiva estrutural. Participarão do estudo homens que vivenciaram o pré-natal e estejam presentes com a sua companheira no período pós-parto. A coleta de dados será efetuada em uma maternidade escola, situada em Natal-RN, Brasil, por meio da utilização de uma entrevista semidirigida. No que concerne à análise dos dados adotar-se-á os pressupostos da Teoria das Representações Sociais, bem como os achados da literatura os quais sejam pertinentes à temática. RESULTADOS ESPERADOS: almeja-se que o estudo propicie a apreensão do quão relevante é a participação do homem, como futuro pai, no contexto das consultas de pré-natal da companheira, além de subsidiar o planejamento de ações de Enfermagem contributivas para a inserção do homem nas consultas de pré-natal.

Starting the Conversation: Common Themes Typifying Expectant Unmarried Black Parents’ Discussions About Coparenting a First Child Together

The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify recurring themes about impending coparenthood common among prenatal dyadic conversations shared between unmarried parents. Forty Black mothers and fathers expecting a first baby together met with a male-female mentor team for facilitated dialogues six times during the pregnancy, with sessions audiotaped and transcribed. Guided by basic elements of grounded theory, coders identified five cross-cutting themes discussed by coparents relevant to their coparenting expectancies: (a) establishing the baby’s family system; (b) supports and threats to coparenting efforts; (c) reflecting on fatherhood—Connecting past with future father legacies; (d) acculturating the child/ handling parenting differences; and (e) effects of relationship status on coparenting. These themes underscored a common commitment fathers and mothers shared in figuring circumstances out for their child. Analyses portray a rich, generative, and introspective set of dialogues reflecting shared deliberation about family dynamics after the baby’s arrival. This study’s findings address a significant gap in the literature and highlight the value of narrative methodologies to understand joint narratives of unmarried Black coparents more thoroughly as they transition to new parenthood.

Своєрідність архетипу дитини в романі Едгара Л. Доктороу «Град Божий»

The article examines the originality of the child archetype in the novel City of God by Edgar L. Doctorow. The purpose of the article is to determine the originality of the archetype of the child in the novel City of God by E.L. Doctorow in an individual author’s interpretation, taking into account the historical content. The comprehensive research methodology has been used in the work: the synthesis of the comparative historical method, holistic analysis, elements of mythopoetic and hermeneutic methods. Poststructuralist approaches are taken into account, as well as the “close reading” technique. In the novel City of God, at the level of the child archetype, the idea of the existential tragedy of being is embodied as a traumatic but necessary reminder of the ethical imperfection of humanity. Also, the archetype of the child includes a biblical component, which gives it a symbolic significance in the literary paradigm of the early 21st century. The novel shows images of children not only in different time planes, but also with different archetypal loads. The name of the child standing at the center of the story, Yehoshua, is associated with a variant of the name of Jesus, but this is not the name given to him at birth. The real Yehoshua was sacrificed to the world Chaos, and his name saves the life of another boy, the future father of Sarah Blumenthal, that is, a rethinking of death and rebirth takes place “for his friends”. The archetypal components are also rethought, and by the grace of adults, the child loses his/her childhood and – often – even the life. The world appears to be cruel and ruthless towards the child. But thanks to the wise instructions of the “mentors” (firstly the parents, then the tailor, Barbanel) and the strength of his character, the boy experiences the horrors of war. Sarah Blumenthal’s children are the embodiment of the traditional understanding of the child as a carefully nurtured sprout of the future. In this case, the archetype of the child is presented in its general cultural meaning, which expresses purity and hope for the future. The author's intentions are aimed at revealing the tragic side of modernity, when even the wisest adult Mentor is not always able to save a child from the cruel trials of real life. God died, and the sacred interpretation of childhood died, too.

L’Italienische Reise di Johann Caspar Goethe

Between February and August 1740 Johann Caspar Goethe, the future father of the great poet made a journey to Italy. From Italy he then travelled to France. The fashion of taking the European Grand Tour had been in existence for several decades. Rich, large and elegant travel guides contained advice on the routes to follow and the places to see. Johann C. Goethe went as far as Naples and Paestum; it was advised to venture no further south. In 1752 Goethe the elder began writing, in Italian, Viaggio per l’Italia, on which he worked until 1771. The work was intended for home use, and it was known to Johann Wolfgang when he came to write his Italienische Reise. To his appreciation for the natural and artistic beauties of Italy the elder Goethe added some admonishments, already included in travel guides: that the Italians subject travellers to various types of hoaxes. In addition, at the end of the XIX century, Vernon Lee wrote that, in the preceding century, English tourists were considered by the Italians «a fit prey for innkeepers and ciceroni».

ФОРМУВАННЯ ГОТОВНОСТІ СТАРШОКЛАСНИКІВ ДО ВІДПОВІДАЛЬНОГО БАТЬКІВСТВА: ОСНОВНІ ПОНЯТТЯ ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ

У статті наголошено на важливості дослідження проблеми формування готовності старшокласників до відповідального батьківства в умовах, коли батьківство в Україні має ряд негативних проявів (насильство над дітьми, високий рівень розлучуваності подружніх пар, раннє материнство тощо). До основних понять, що розкривають процес формування готовності старшокласників до відповідально батьківства, віднесено: батьківство, відповідальне батьківство, позитивне ставлення до батьківства, репродуктивна культура, батьківська любов, батьківська компетентність, готовність до відповідального батьківства старшокласників. Визначено, що відповідальне батьківство – це інтегративне утворення особистості, що включає сукупність позитивних ставлень, установок і очікувань індивіда як батька, батьківські почуття, насамперед батьківську любов, оволодіння педагогічними компетенціями. З’ясовано, що готовність до відповідального батьківства старшокласників передбачає сформованість у них комплексу якостей, що поєднує позитивне ставлення до батьківства, наявність знань, навичок і вмінь з основ репродуктивної культури і сімейної педагогіки, емоційну розвиненість та усвідомлення відповідальності, як майбутнього батька, перед дітьми, сім’єю, суспільством. У висновках вказано, що завданням подальших розвідок буде визначення форм, методів виховної роботи з формування готовності старшокласників до відповідального батьківства на базі понять, що розглянуті в статті.

Being born to a single mother in France: trajectories of father’s involvement over the first year of life

This paper characterises families where the father is not living (or not living permanently) with the child from around birth, and identifies the drivers of the evolution of father contact over the first year of life across different types of household. We use a recent, nationally representative cohort of children born in France in 2011, Elfe (the Etude longitudinale française depuis l’enfance), and latent clustering techniques to identify different groups of households characterised by non-residential fatherhood. We show that non-residential fatherhood from around birth is not a marginal phenomenon in France, and it corresponds to a heterogeneity of situations, describing both advantaged and low involvement fathers, as well less disadvantaged but involved groups. Over the first year of life, most non-resident fathers managed to keep in contact with their child, including relatively disadvantaged groups such as migrant and young parents, although groups characterised by low father involvement shortly after birth lost contact. On the other hand, among a group of very involved non-resident fathers who were in a relationship with the mother, we observed high levels of contact and indeed co-residence when the child was one year of age. A number of channels emerged to explain the correlations between our latent groups and father contact at one year: notably, father engagement around birth, especially whether the father formally recognised the child. Trajectories of father–child involvement and of parental relationships are therefore at least as important as socio-economic conditions to understand future father contact.

Sex-linked changes and high cardiovascular risk markers in the mature progeny of father, mother, or both father and mother consuming a high-fructose diet.

The aim of this study was to observe the developmental origins of health and disease affecting offspring owing to the consumption of a diet containing high fructose by the father or mother or both, considering that progeny only received a control diet during postnatal life. Male (future father) and female (future mother) C57 BL/6 mice were fed a high-fructose diet (HFru; 45% energy) or a control diet (C) for 8 wk before mating until lactation. The offspring was termed according to sex, maternal diet (first acrostic), and paternal diet (second acrostic); and received a balanced control diet until 3-mo of age when they were sacrificed. Body mass (BM), plasmatic leptin, adiponectin, uric acid, and systolic blood pressure (BP) were measured in mature offspring. Fasting glycemia and insulin were elevated in HFru fathers and mothers. Although there was no change in BM, fasting glycemia, or insulin of the offspring, those of HFru fathers, HFru mothers, and HFru fathers and mothers presented higher genital fat pad, leptin, uric acid, and BP, and lower adiponectin. The values of leptin and BP were maximized when both parents consumed a HFru diet. Also, there was sexual dimorphism in most of the variables, with the male offspring being affected to a greater extent than the females. Consumption of a fructose-rich diet by the father, the mother, or both negatively affected the adipokines, BP, and uric acid concentrations of mature offspring, with males being more affected than females. It is significant to consider that high BP and plasmatic uric acid correspond to markers of elevated cardiovascular risk in the progeny.

Being born to a single mother in France: trajectories of father’s involvement over the first year of life

This paper characterises families where the father is not living (or not living permanently) with the child from around birth, and identifies the drivers of the evolution of father contact over the first year of life across different types of household. We use a recent, nationally representative cohort of children born in France in 2011, Elfe (the Etude longitudinale française depuis l’enfance), and latent clustering techniques to identify different groups of households characterised by non-residential fatherhood. We show that non-residential fatherhood from around birth is not a marginal phenomenon in France, and it corresponds to a heterogeneity of situations, describing both advantaged and low involvement fathers, as well less disadvantaged but involved groups. Over the first year of life, most non-resident fathers managed to keep in contact with their child, including relatively disadvantaged groups such as migrant and young parents, although groups characterised by low father involvement shortly after birth lost contact. On the other hand, among a group of very involved non-resident fathers who were in a relationship with the mother, we observed high levels of contact and indeed co-residence when the child was one year of age. A number of channels emerged to explain the correlations between our latent groups and father contact at one year: notably, father engagement around birth, especially whether the father formally recognised the child. Trajectories of father–child involvement and of parental relationships are therefore at least as important as socio-economic conditions to understand future father contact.

FATHER’S CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS IN PERINATAL PERIOD AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN INFANT CARE

The aim of this research is to make a longitudinal study of the associations between men’s childhood experience and their involvement in infant care, also, whereas psychological state of a future father during child’s perinatal period affect their involvement in infant care. The research consists of two stages. In the first stage, 43 respondents took part – men between the ages of 23 and 40, who, at the moment of the research, for the first time had prepared themselves to become fathers and their children’s mothers were on the last trimester of pregnancy. In the second stage of the research (after childbirth) from 43 respondents 27 young fathers gave their feedback. Fathers completed the Traumatic Antecendents Questionnaire (Herman, Van der Kolk, 1989), The Gotland Male Depression Scale (Zierau, et al., 2002), The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg Jacobs, 1983), as well as The Newborn Care Involvement Self-Assessment Inventory which was made for the present research. Results shoved that father’s involvement in infant care is not associated with their childhood experience, but is positively predicted by the state anxiety and negatively – by the trait anxiety. Statistically significant differences between prenatal and postnatal measurements exist only for the state of anxiety.

Revisiting the Hawaiian Influence on the Political Thought of Sun Yat-sen

ABSTRACTIn the 19th century, the Hawaiian Kingdom was not merely the leading state of Oceania, but had important influences on East Asia as well. The article argues that Hawai‘i has a special place in the modern history of China because Sun Yat-sen, the future revolutionary and founding father of the Chinese Republic, was educated in the Hawaiian Kingdom, attending two denominational secondary schools in Honolulu in the late 1870s and early 1880s during Kalākaua’s reign. Sun began developing his vision for a modernised China during this time, and as he himself stated, the Hawaiian Kingdom became the first conceptual philosophical model for this vision. A critical examination and analysis of Sun Yat-sen’s early biography and the development of his political thought further demonstrates that Sun’s vision of a technologically modern, yet politically independent and actively anti-imperialist China was close to the reality of the Hawaiian Kingdom he experienced.

Summer social structure of crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica

During the PS75 expedition of ice-breaking RV Polarstern in the Amundsen Sea, in February–March 2010, we studied the at-sea quantitative distribution of the “upper trophic levels,” seabirds and marine mammals. In the Amundsen Sea Embayment, 14,200 pinnipeds belonging to four species were recorded (2100 during 670 half-hour transect counts from the bridge and 12,100 during 50 h of helicopter flight). Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga represented more than 97 % of the total. Two types of major aggregations of crabeaters were noted: on the one hand, very large groups hauled out on the pack ice, composed mainly of adults/bachelors and very few calves. On the other hand, swimming pods of calves were accompanied by one or two leading adults around icebergs. Our interpretation is that, after the beginning of the reproduction period with trios (cow, calf and future father) scattered on pack ice, such pods can be considered the last step of the breeding cycle.

From the father's point of view: How father's representations of the infant impact on father–infant interaction and infant development

Despite the knowledge that fathers uniquely contribute to the development of their infants, relatively few studies have focused on the father–infant relationship during early infancy. In the present longitudinal study we included 189 fathers and examined whether their early attachment representations of the infant predicted future quality of father–infant interaction. We also investigated whether these representations were related to the infant's development. Paternal attachment representations were assessed by the Working Model of Child Interview (WMCI) at 6months post-partum and classified fathers' representations as ‘balanced’ or ‘unbalanced’ (disengaged or distorted). At 24months, father–infant interaction was videotaped and analyzed by the NICHD coding scales. Further, the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-III) was administered to evaluate the infant's verbal development. Results revealed that fathers' early attachment representations of the infant predict the quality of future father–infant interaction, with balanced representations more strongly associated with more favorable behaviors in fathers and infants. In addition, paternal interactive behavior appears an important mechanism through which paternal representations influence the development of the infant. These results underline the importance of early identification of fathers with unbalanced attachment representations, and we therefore recommend that more attention should be directed to the quality of the early father–infant relationship in clinical settings.