Bateson, K, Darwin, ZJ orcid.org/0000-0001-8147-0669, Galdas, P et al. (1 more author) (2017) 'Engaging fathers: Acknowledging the barriers'. Journal of Health Visiting, 5 (3). pp. 126-132. ISSN 2050-8719
Abstract
Engaging fathers has the potential to benefit the entire family through 1. promoting fathers’ wellbeing directly, 2. building on fathers’ vital capacity to support mothers’ psychological wellbeing, 3. maternal health behaviours, and 4. promoting children’s mental health and development. Benefits to a child’s development include positive impacts on cognitive development, educational attainment, social competence, positive self-esteem and reduced incidence of emotional and behavioural problems. However, the barriers to father-inclusive practice are real and numerous and include personal, organisational, strategic and societal factors. This article reviews the need to work more closely and fruitfully with fathers, and acknowledges some of the barriers.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2017,Mark Allen Healthcare . This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Health Visiting. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | fathers; partners; maternity; health visiting |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Midwifery (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2017 14:58 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 06:13 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2017.5.3.126 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Mark Allen Healthcare |
Identification Number: | 10.12968/johv.2017.5.3.126 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:111579 |