TY - JOUR
T1 - "I've Fixed Things Up"
T2 - Paternal Identity of Substance-Dependent Fathers
AU - Peled, Einat
AU - Gavriel-Fried, Belle
AU - Katz, Noam
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - This study deals with how substance-dependent men perceive their paternal identity. Data were based on in-depth semi-structured interviews with 12 Israeli fathers who were enrolled in methadone maintenance treatment. Content analysis revealed that participants had undergone a process of parental identity formation composed of four distinct stages: absence, awakening, taking responsibility, and resolution to re-form oneself as a father. The discussion highlights the developmental nature of this process. Also discussed are the effects of three factors on the formation of paternal identity: the treatment for addiction, the subjects' newfound identity as "clean addicts," and social perceptions and discourses about fatherhood and addiction.
AB - This study deals with how substance-dependent men perceive their paternal identity. Data were based on in-depth semi-structured interviews with 12 Israeli fathers who were enrolled in methadone maintenance treatment. Content analysis revealed that participants had undergone a process of parental identity formation composed of four distinct stages: absence, awakening, taking responsibility, and resolution to re-form oneself as a father. The discussion highlights the developmental nature of this process. Also discussed are the effects of three factors on the formation of paternal identity: the treatment for addiction, the subjects' newfound identity as "clean addicts," and social perceptions and discourses about fatherhood and addiction.
KW - Fatherhood
KW - Methadone maintenance treatment
KW - Paternal identity
KW - Substance-dependent men
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84869017368&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00729.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00729.x
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AN - SCOPUS:84869017368
SN - 0197-6664
VL - 61
SP - 893
EP - 908
JO - Family Relations
JF - Family Relations
IS - 5
ER -