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Fatherhood intervention development in collaboration with African American non‐resident fathers
Author(s) -
Julion Wrenetha A.,
Breitenstein Susan M.,
Waddell Donald
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.21492
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , general partnership , intervention (counseling) , interpersonal communication , focus group , nursing , psychology , african american , medicine , medical education , family medicine , political science , sociology , social psychology , ethnology , anthropology , law
Because interventions developed in partnership with African American fathers not residing with their children are virtually non‐existent, existing interventions fail to address the multiple factors that constrain these fathers' positive involvement with their children. We developed a videotape fatherhood intervention: Building Bridges to Fatherhood . In collaboration with a Fathers Advisory Council composed of 12 African American fathers, we used Aranda's framework for community‐based nursing intervention development to design the intervention. Data from 13 focus group meetings show Advisory Council members' insights on program structure and content, fathers' commitment to their children and communities, and the benefits they garnered from Council participation. The implications for involving fathers in intervention development include using relevant language, vernacular, and interpersonal interactions. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 35:490–506, 2012