- Title
- Peer support of fathers on reddit : quantifying the stressors, behaviors, and drivers
- Creator
- Teague, Samantha; Shatte, Adrian
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/180287
- Identifier
- vital:15748
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000353
- Identifier
- ISBN:1524-9220 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- This article aimed to delineate the behavioral patterns of fathers in seeking and providing peer support on the popular social media site Reddit using a sample of 2,393 users. First, fathers’ support-seeking posts were characterized, finding that fathers self-disclosed a range of individual, familial, and societal stressors, including topics sensitive to traditional male gender roles. Second, peers’ comments were differentiated by support type, with differences observed in the behaviors, emotions, and language that peers use when providing advice, confirmation, and encouragement. Third, the relationship between types of fatherhood stressors and their associated peer comments was mapped. While fathers seeking support for individual stressors received fewer comments, the support provided utilized more actionoriented language. Finally, a statistical model was developed to examine the factors that drive peer support on the fatherhood forums, which are observed to influence the quality of peers’ comments and peers’ commenting behaviors. Combined, the findings provide a comprehensive understanding of the peer support environment for fathers on social media like Reddit, strengthening the research literature that is limited to qualitative evidence to date. The results have important implications for formal support services targeting fathers, both online and offline © 2021 American Psychological Association
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Relation
- Psychology of Men and Masculinity Vol. 22, no. 4 (2021), p. 757-766
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2021 American Psychological Association
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 1701 Psychology; Fatherhood; Online; Parenting; Peer support
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