New fathers, mental health and digital communication 1st ed.

Author

• Hodkinson, Paul

Additional Author(s)

• Das, Ranjana

Publisher

Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing, 2021

Language

English

ISBN

9783030664824

Series

Subject(s)

• FATHERHOOD--PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
• MENTAL HEALTH--INFORMATION SERVICES

Notes

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Abstract

This book explores the experiences of new fathers struggling with mental health difficulties and focuses on the role of digital media as part of their approaches to coping. Hodkinson and Das show how the ways new fathers are positioned by society can make it hard for them to recognize their struggles as legitimate, or reach out for help. The book explores a range of different uses of digital communication by struggling fathers, from selective forms of disconnection, to the seeking out of online information or support. The authors highlight the significance even of the smallest digital acts as part of coping journeys and outline the development of tentative or hidden attempts to reach out for help, and the potential for supportive digital interactions to emerge. The book’s conclusions highlight the agentic possibilities digital media might offer for struggling new fathers, while emphasizing the need for improvements in how they are prepared and supported by health services and others.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (viii, 145 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

1 Introduction --
2 Repertoires of Illegitimacy --
3 Paternal Struggles and Difficulties Seeking Support --
4 Mediated Coping: A Spectrum of Digital Engagement --
5 Affective Coding: Masked and Hidden Approaches to Self-Disclosure Online --
6 Mediated Relationships, Ties and Intimacies --
7 Conclusion.

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	00781/21	306.8742 Hod N	Online !	Available