title: Masculinity and Fatherhood: New Fathers' Perceptions of Their Female Partners' Efforts to Assist Them to Reduce or Quit Smoking.
abstract: Health promotion initiatives to reduce smoking among parents have focused almost exclusively on women to support their cessation during pregnancy and postpartum, while overlooking the importance of fathers' smoking cessation. This study was a secondary analysis of in-depth interviews with 20 new and expectant fathers to identify how they perceived their female partners' efforts to assist them to reduce or quit smoking. Social constructionist gender frameworks were used to theorize and develop the findings. Three key themes were identified: support and autonomy in men's smoking cessation, perception of challenging men's freedom to smoke, and contempt for men's continued smoking. The findings suggest that shifts in masculinities as men take up fathering should be considered in designing smoking cessation interventions for fathers.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada jaeyung.kwon@nursing.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Jae-Yung
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Oliffe
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Joan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bottorff
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Mary T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001955:British Columbia; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D057228:Masculinity; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: fathering; fathers; men’s health; smoking cessation; tobacco
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