“Nothing's available”: Young fathers’ experiences with unmet information needs and barriers to resolving them

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Highlights:

• Young fathers often have unexpressed and unaddressed information needs.

• Information inequality for young fathers was influenced by gender several levels.

• Young fathers encounter barriers when accessing parenting services.

• Young mothers often serve as information intermediaries for young fathers.

• Young fathers avoid asking for support to adhere to traditional masculine values.

摘要

•Young fathers often have unexpressed and unaddressed information needs.•Information inequality for young fathers was influenced by gender several levels.•Young fathers encounter barriers when accessing parenting services.•Young mothers often serve as information intermediaries for young fathers.•Young fathers avoid asking for support to adhere to traditional masculine values.

论文关键词:Information need,Young parents,Young fathers,Parenting services,Gender,Qualitative methods

论文评审过程:Received 15 January 2019, Revised 5 July 2019, Accepted 7 July 2019, Available online 25 July 2019, Version of Record 13 January 2020.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2019.102081