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    Becoming a father during the Covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative investigation
    (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2022) Duraner, Sumru; Maçkalı, Zeynep
    ABSTRACT: Transition to fatherhood for men is a major life event and has been demonstrated as a period of vulnerability for new parents. Challenges such as financial concerns, low self-efficacy in childcare, and drastic changes in lifestyle and relationships are experienced during this time. Mental health difficulties such as depression and anxiety are also common among expectant and new fathers. These struggles are aggravated with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. New parents are susceptible to psychological distress during the period of adaptation to parenthood, which is an already challenging task. The pandemic resulted in a major change in life of fathers. Traditionally working outside the home and having limited opportunity to be involved in their offspring’s lives, many fathers now started working from home due to the pandemic restrictions. This resulted in increased time spent with family. Previous research demonstrated that fathers during the pandemic felt closer to their children. Yet, disadvantages such as increased financial worry, fear of infection, and disrupted work-life balance were also documented. The present study aims to understand Turkish first-time fathers’ experiences during the pandemic and how they interpreted the effects of the pandemic restrictions on their fatherhood journeys. In-depth interviews with eight participants, who welcomed their first children during the pandemic and concurrently switched to remote working were conducted. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of the interviews revealed four themes: Emerging Self as a Father, Finding Your Place as a Father, Challenging Yet Rewarding, and The Unexpected Part of Fatherhood: The COVID-19 Pandemic. Results of the study contribute to the gap in literature on remote working fathers of infants during the pandemic, as well as making a contribution to the literature on fatherhood during infancy.