Heading Into Fatherhood—Nervously: Support for Fathering From Online Dads

Fletcher, Richard; StGeorge, Jennifer

doi:10.1177/1049732311404903

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“…Fathers discuss challenges of fatherhood online and look to encourage and confirm one another [12]. They also rely on humor to offer social support to one another [13]. Both mothers and fathers share photos of their babies on Facebook, though mothers report doing this slightly more frequently than fathers do [5].…”

Section: Parents and Internet Usementioning

confidence: 96%

Managing Children's Online Identities

Ammari

Kumar

Lampe

et al. 2015

Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

116

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While extensive research has investigated the risks of children sharing their personal information online, little work has investigated the implications of parents sharing personal information about their children online. Drawing on 102 interviews with parents, we investigate how parents decide what to disclose about their children on social network sites (SNSs). We find that mothers take on the responsibility of sharing content about their children more than fathers do. Fathers are more restrictive about sharing to broad and professional audiences and are concerned about sharing content that could be perceived as sexually suggestive. Both mothers and fathers work to leverage affordances of SNSs to limit oversharing. Building on prior work, we introduce the concept of parental disclosure management, which describes how parents decide what to share about their children online. We also describe an emerging third shift of work that highlights the additional work parents take on to manage children's identities online. We conclude with theoretical and practical implications for designing SNSs to better support family life online.

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Section: Parents and Internet Usementioning

confidence: 96%

Managing Children's Online Identities

Ammari

Kumar

Lampe

et al. 2015

Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

116

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“…An Australian study of a small chat room for new fathers showed they request and share social support using humor and self-disclosure [16]. A second study of the same dataset showed that fathers observed a lack of social spaces, support, and services for new fathers [42].…”

Section: Parents Onlinementioning

confidence: 98%

Understanding and Supporting Fathers and Fatherhood on Social Media Sites

Ammari

Schoenebeck

2015

Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

142

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Fathers are taking on more childcare and household responsibilities than they used to and many non-profit and government organizations have pushed for changes in policies to support fathers. Despite this effort, little research has explored how fathers go online related to their roles as fathers. Drawing on an interview study with 37 fathers, we find that they use social media to document and archive fatherhood, learn how to be a father, and access social support. They also go online to support diverse family needs, such as single fathers' use of Reddit instead of Facebook, fathers raised by single mothers' search for role models online, and stay-at-home fathers' use of father blogs. However, fathers are constrained by privacy concerns and perceptions of judgment relating to sharing content online about their children. Drawing on theories of fatherhood, we present theoretical and design ideas for designing online spaces to better support fathers and fatherhood. We conclude with a call for a research agenda to support fathers online.

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“…There is compelling evidence which suggests that men/fathers prefer to seek information and support via the internet. It is a good medium with which to engage otherwise hard-to-reach individuals (Fletcher & St George, 2011;Fletcher, Vimpani, Russell, & Keatinge, 2008;Hudson, Campbell-Grossman, Fleck, Elek, & Shipman, 2003).…”

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

Kowlessar

Fox

Wittkowski

2014

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the experiences of fathers during their first year as parents to fully capture their experiences and transition to parenthood. Background: Becoming a parent for the first time has a lifechanging impact for both the mother and the father, yet the factors implicated in the transition to fatherhood have been under-researched. Methods: In this qualitative study using an interpretative phenomenological approach (IPA), 10 first-time fathers were interviewed 7-12 months after the birth of their baby. Results: Two super-ordinate themes were uncovered: experiences during pregnancy and fatherhood -the early days, which are supported by six sub-ordinate themes. Fathers' narratives can be understood within the theoretical framework of Draper's Transition Theory; early fatherhood represents the continuation of a man's transitory journey, which starts during pregnancy. Conclusion: Despite increasing public awareness and socio-political changes affecting paternal parenting culture, fathers still seem to feel undervalued and unsupported when it comes to antenatal support. The antenatal period is a critical time in which to engage with and support motivated expectant fathers; antenatal psycho-education classes can be adapted to accommodate the needs of men. The mental health of the man has an impact on the woman in the antenatal and post-natal periods; addressing the needs of men during pregnancy can function as an early intervention for his family system and could reduce the financial cost to health services in the long term.

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Heading Into Fatherhood—Nervously: Support for Fathering From Online Dads

Cited by 69 publications

References 85 publications

Managing Children's Online Identities

Managing Children's Online Identities

Understanding and Supporting Fathers and Fatherhood on Social Media Sites

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

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