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    Navigating in an Uncharted World: how does the desire for fatherhood affect men?

    Hadley, Robin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4254-7648 (2012) Navigating in an Uncharted World: how does the desire for fatherhood affect men? Journal of Fertility Counselling, 19 (01). pp. 12-13. ISSN 2755-5658

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    Abstract

    This self-funded MSc study originated from a previous qualitative study into the issues surrounding involuntarily childless men. That study indicated that involuntary childlessness affected men's behaviour, mental health, relationships, and identity. The results reflected the findings of female and male infertility studies. One of the outcomes of that study was the absence of any indication of the level of desire for parenthood (‘broodiness’). In order to establish whether it was feasible for further research to be carried out it was necessary to attempt to determine the incidence of, and desire for, parenthood in females and males, both non-parents and parents. I am defining broodiness as the behaviours, emotions, thoughts, and yearning for biological parenthood.

    Item Type: Article (Article)
    Peer-reviewed: No
    Date Deposited: 19 Mar 2024 08:52
    Publisher: British Infertility Counselling Association
    Additional Information: This article appears here with permission from the publisher.
    Divisions: Faculties > Science and Engineering
    Subject terms: infertility, broodiness, desire for parenthood, sequential mixed-methods quantitative-qualitative approach, on-line questionnaire, parenthood, childlessness, yearning, sadness, depression, anger, loneliness, economic, social, biological urge,
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/634110
    ISSN 2755-5658
    e-ISSN 2755-5666

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