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Title: | Early parenting : portraits from the lives of first-time parents |
Authors: | Borg Xuereb, Rita Abela, Angela Spiteri, Georgette |
Keywords: | Parenting Parenting -- Malta -- Case studies Parenthood Child rearing |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Citation: | Borg Xuereb, R., Abela, A., & Spiteri. G. (2012). Early parenting : portraits from the lives of first-time parents. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 30(5), 468-482. |
Abstract: | Objective: The study aimed to explore the experiences of first-time Maltese parents between pregnancy and the first six months in the postnatal period. Background: Parents’ interaction with their children appears to have an important and lasting effect on children’s cognitive and behavioural development. While both women and men anticipate equal involvement in child care, it is generally the woman who assumes primary responsibility when the new baby arrives. Methods: The qualitative paradigm was used to conduct the study by means of a semi-structured interview schedule. Data was collected at 28 weeks gestation, at 6 weeks postnatally and at 6 months postnatally. Twenty-six first-time parents (13 couples) participated in the study and were recruited by purposive sampling. Gender theory was used as the theoretical framework to guide this study. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used during the analysing phase. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/17992 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacHScMid |
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