Men’s psychological and functional changes during parental transition: a review study
The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice
ISSN: 1755-6228
Article publication date: 9 November 2020
Issue publication date: 13 January 2021
Abstract
Purpose
Transition to parenthood (TTP) is a major life event that affects all aspects of one’s psychosocial function. Similar to their partners, men experience a lot of psychological changes during the TTP process. As there are a few studies on this subject, so the purpose of this study is to review previous studies on psychological and functional changes in men during TTP.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a review study that reports the findings from a review of previous studies on psychological and functional changes in men during TTP. This study searched from the electronic database between articles published in between 2005–20.
Findings
This study was carried out in five stages: framing research questions; searching databases with an effective strategy; selecting relevant studies; findings mining; summarizing and classifying findings; and providing results. After the literature review, relevant studies were categorized into three groups. The first, second and third groups included studies on prenatal, labor and delivery and postnatal TTP, respectively. Psychological and functional changes in men during TTP significantly affect child-father relationships, development of children and sexual relationship with a partner. Therefore, further attention should be given to this important process, along with changes, expectations, needs, etc.
Originality/value
This study reviews men’s functional changes along with their psychological changes during the parental transition. This study also reviews effective strategies and interventions for successful parental transition in men.
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Acknowledgements
The Authors thank the Tehran University of Medical Sciences for the financial support.Funding: This Study is funded by Tehran University of Medical Sciences.Compliance with ethical standards: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Ethics Council of Tehran University of Medical Sciences under the code IR.TUMS.FNM.REC.1397.157 in November 20, 2020.Conflict of interest: This study has been funded by the Research Deputy of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Research Deputy of Tehran University of Medical Sciences had no involvement in the design of the study or access to any findings throughout the project.
Citation
Samadaee Gelehkolaee, K., Geranmayeh, M., Behboodi Moghadam, Z., Mirghafourvand, M., Zareiyan, A. and Sanaati, F. (2021), "Men’s psychological and functional changes during parental transition: a review study", The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, Vol. 16 No. 1, pp. 32-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-07-2020-0045
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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