First-time fathers’ experiences of parenting during the first year

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 4-14

  Kowlessar, Omar ^a   Fox, John R ^a   Wittkowski, Anja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fathers; interpretive phenomenology; parenting; qualitative; transition theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTHOOD; PARENTING EDUCATION; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRENATAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 84920665445     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2014.971404     Document Type: Article

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