Paternal Experience and Paternal Involvement in the Context of the Down Syndrome

The aim of the present study was to investigate, through a qualitative approach, paternal involvement and paternal experience in the context of the Down Syndrome (DS. More specifically, it aimed to understand the impact of DS on paternal involvement and experience. Six fathers of children with DS we...

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Autores: Henn, Camila Guedes, Piccinini, Cesar Augusto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
Repositorio:Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/17487
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17487
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Envolvimento paterno
Síndrome de Down
Paternidade
Paternal involvement
Down Syndrome
Fatherhood
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Sumario:The aim of the present study was to investigate, through a qualitative approach, paternal involvement and paternal experience in the context of the Down Syndrome (DS. More specifically, it aimed to understand the impact of DS on paternal involvement and experience. Six fathers of children with DS were interviewed, whose children were between nine months and three years and three months. The results indicated that fathers had been participating actively in children’s activities and caretaking, being responsible for several tasks, although the available time to spend with them was restricted because of their jobs. In spite of both objective (financial, time, job) and subjective difficulties (acceptance, sadness, preoccupation), they demonstrated good adaptation to their child with DS, being able to carry out their role as a father.