Childhood Experiences, Paternal Attachment and Paternal Role of Primiparous Spouses

Kyung Sook Joo; Mi-Hae Sung

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Joo and Sung: Childhood Experiences, Paternal Attachment and Paternal Role of Primiparous Spouses

Original Article

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2009; 15(3): 205-215.

Published online: 29 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2009.15.3.205

Childhood Experiences, Paternal Attachment and Paternal Role of Primiparous Spouses

Kyung Sook Joo¹, Mi-Hae Sung²

¹Full-time Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Munkyung College, Korea.

²Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Sung, Mi-Hae, Department of Nursing, Inje University, 633-165 Gaegeum-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Korea. Tel: 82-51-890-6825, Fax: 82-51-896-9840, nursmh@inje.ac.kr

Received 27 May 2009 Accepted 4 September 2009

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to provide foundational data for preparing for educational programs on the roleof a father that are designed to help primiparous spouses carry out the paternal role successfully.

Methods

This study was conducted in two OB/GYN clinics and a study sample of 277 primiparous spouses who satisfied the selection criteria was selected.

Results

Of the correlation among the childhood experiences, paternal attachment and role of a father of the subjects, the childhood experiences had a positive correlation with the paternal-infant attachment and the role of a father. The paternal-infant attachment and the role of a father also had a positive correlation.

Conclusion

An infant is influenced primarily by his or her parents, who will have immense influences on the child's growth and development. Since the paternal-infant attachment is closely related to the role of a father, thedevelopment of positivepaternal-infant attachment must be preceded in order for a primiparous spouse to carry out the role of a father successfully. Therefore, the development of nursing intervention programs is needed to foster the proper understandingof the roleof a father, accommodate the practical needs of primiparous spouses and nurture the paternal-infant attachment for the promotion of realistic, successful role of a father.

Keywords: Life Experiences, Object Attachment, Role

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Characteristics of primiparous spouses (N=277)

Table 2

Characteristics of primipara (N=277)

Table 3

Characteristics of neonates (N=277)

Table 4

Degree of childhood experiences, paternal attachment, role of a father (N=277)

Table 5

Differences in the level of childhood experiences according to general characteristics of primiparous spouses (N=277)

^*Scheffe's test was significantly at p<.05.

Table 6

Differences in the level of paternal attachment according to general characteristics of primiparous spouses (N=277)

^*Scheffe's test was significantly at p<.05.

Table 7

Differences in the level of paternal role according to general characteristics of primiparous spouses (N=277)

^*Scheffe's test was significantly at p<.05.

Table 8

Correlation among childhood experiences, paternal attachment and paternal role (N=277)

^*p<.001.

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