Online media experiences of caregiving fathers: A study of leave-taking fathers in South Korea
Online media experiences of caregiving fathers: A study of leave-taking fathers in South Korea
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照顾父亲的网络媒体体验：韩国休假父亲的研究
DOI：
10.1111/fare.12817
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发表时间：
2023
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影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Lee Y
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作者：
Lee Y
本研究旨在记录韩国休产假的父亲利用网络媒体解决他们作为男性主要照顾者所面临的一些挑战的不同方式。尽管参与和照顾孩子的父亲变得越来越普遍，但照顾孩子的责任仍然是性别的。为了使两性在育儿方面的分工平等，有必要更好地了解父亲在照顾孩子方面面临的文化障碍，以及父亲可以得到支持的方式，包括通过非正式的在线社区。方法本文定性分析了对韩国父亲的半结构化访谈，以及幼儿父母在博客上发表的关于休产假和成为孩子主要照顾者的经历的文章。结果无论是在母亲主导的社区还是在不认为自己是照顾者的男性主导的社区，给予照顾的父亲在线下和线上都经历了类似的排斥和孤立。然而，通过参与照顾父亲的在线媒体社区，他们学会了更好的照顾者，与其他父亲联系，并通过他们的在线活动影响其他父母。尽管这样的网络活动让父亲们能够解决作为男性照顾者的各种困难，但一些父亲对网络社区表示了保留意见和批评。总的来说，大多数父亲都报告了在线活动的积极体验，这使他们能够解决作为男性照顾者被排斥的经历，但对于父亲来说，仍有更大的包容和可及性的空间。在线社区有必要变得更加多样化，更好地推广，更具包容性，并且更容易为父亲们所接受。
ObjectiveThis work aims to document the different ways in which leave‐taking fathers in South Korea engage with online media to address some of their challenges as male primary caregivers.BackgroundAlthough involved and caring fathers are becoming more common, childcare responsibilities still remain gendered. To equalize the gendered division of childcare, there is a need to gain a better understanding of the cultural barriers that fathers face in caring for their children and the ways that fathers could be supported, including through informal online communities.MethodsThis article qualitatively analyzes semistructured interviews with fathers in Korea as well as posts from blogs by parents of young children about their experiences of taking parental leave and being a primary caregiver for their children.ResultsCaregiving fathers experience similar exclusion and isolation in offline and online spheres from both communities dominated by mothers and those dominated by men who do not identify as caregivers. However, by engaging in online media communities for caregiving fathers, they learn to be better caregivers, connect with other fathers, and influence other parents through their online activities. Although such online activities allow fathers to address their various struggles as male caregivers, some fathers voiced reservations and critiques of online communities.ConclusionIn general, most fathers reported positive experiences from online activities that allowed them to address their experiences of exclusion as male caregivers, but there remains room for greater inclusion and accessibility for fathers.ImplicationsThere is a need for online communities to become more diverse, better promoted, more inclusive, and more easily accessible for fathers.