Why do some fathers become primary caregivers for their infants? A qualitative study

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 208-216

  West, Andrew F ^a   Lewis, S ^b   Ram, B ^b   Barnes, J ^b   Leach, P ^c   Sylva, K ^c   Stein, A ^c   Altmann, Luc ^c,d   Bethell, Katherine ^c,d   Davies, Beverley ^c,d   Ellis, Gemma ^c,d   Gotlieb, Jenny ^c,d   Hague, Lindsay ^c,d   Malmberg, Lars Erik ^c,d   Triner, Angela ^c,d   Walker, Jo ^c,d  

^a BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child care; Decision making; Fathers; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FATHER; INTERVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 65249132374     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00926.x     Document Type: Article

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