Experiences of fatherhood among men who were sexually abused in childhood |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland;2. Health Service Executive, Cork, Ireland;1. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 370 West 9th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;2. Center for Pediatric Trauma Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA;3. Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA;4. The Center for Family Safety and Healing, Nationwide Children''s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA;5. Trauma Program, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA;1. Social & Community Reintegration Research Program, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA, USA;2. Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA;3. VISN 1 New England MIRECC, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA, USA;4. University of Massachusetts Medical School, Addiction Division, Worcester, MA, USA;5. Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA;6. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA;7. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Psychology, Las Vegas, NV, USA;1. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 18, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland;2. National Institute for Health and Welfare, THL, P.O. Box 310, FI-90101, Oulu, Finland;3. Finnish Youth Research Network, Asemapäällikönkatu 1, FI-00520, Helsinki, Finland;4. Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627 (Mediteknia building), FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland;1. Michigan State University, United States;2. University of North Texas, United States;3. Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar;4. University of Maryland, United States;1. University Research Institute of Criminology and Criminal Science, University of Valencia, Spain;2. Department of Computer and Information Technology, Purdue University, United States |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundFatherhood is a complex psychological process, which is shaped at a profound level by reflections on past childhood memories and parenting experienced in childhood. Fathers who were sexually abused in childhood may experience particular challenges for their fathering identity and parenting role.ObjectiveThis qualitative study explored the experiences of fatherhood for men who were sexually abused in childhood and how they perceived themselves in the fathering role.Participants and SettingEleven participants were recruited to the study from three therapy services for adult survivors of abuse in the Republic of Ireland.MethodsData collection comprised face to face semi-structured interviews, which were audio recorded and subsequently transcribed verbatim. Data analysis drew on Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and two superordinate themes with associated subthemes were identified.ResultsParticipants’ experience of childhood sexual abuse provided a lens through which they experienced fatherhood and themselves in a fathering role. Fatherhood influenced participants to confront unintegrated aspects of the trauma they experienced in childhood, which manifested in hypervigilance with regard to their children’s safety and doubt that they were good enough fathers. However, fatherhood also offered an opportunity to heal. This occurred through striving to provide a better father-child relationship and through connection in restorative relationships, including the therapeutic relationship.ConclusionFatherhood was seen as a potential resource for positive change and can influence long held internal working models of the self and others. |
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| Keywords: | Fatherhood Sexual abuse Trauma Interpretative phenomenological analysis |
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