2018
DOI: 10.1332/204674317x14888886530304
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Fathers and child welfare services in Norway: self-concept and fathering practice

Abstract: This article is based on interviews with 15 men whose children have, or have had, involvement with Norwegian child welfare services (CWS). The aim is to contribute to an increased knowledge of their experience of fatherhood, factors affecting their self-concept and the consequences this has for their fathering practice. The fathers’ relationship to their parents appears important – in terms of what they emphasise in their childcare, and the importance they ascribe themselves as fathers. The fathers constitute … Show more

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“…The accounts given by the fathers of their own childhoods demonstrate the profound impact of their formative experiences in influencing their parenting styles and attitudes, as demonstrated in prior research (Storhaug and Sobo-Allen, 2018). Just over half of the sample grew up without an involved and present father figure, ranging from completely absent to emotionally distant fathers, who commonly left when the participants were young children.…”
Section: Difficult and Fragmented Family Backgroundsmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…The accounts given by the fathers of their own childhoods demonstrate the profound impact of their formative experiences in influencing their parenting styles and attitudes, as demonstrated in prior research (Storhaug and Sobo-Allen, 2018). Just over half of the sample grew up without an involved and present father figure, ranging from completely absent to emotionally distant fathers, who commonly left when the participants were young children.…”
Section: Difficult and Fragmented Family Backgroundsmentioning
confidence: 62%