Redefining elective co-parenting as PACT: a systematic assessment of published concepts and definitions.

IF 2.1 4区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
L Decappelle, G Pennings, H Bos, V Provoost
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Background: There is an increase in the variation of family forms, types of parenthood roles and methods for family formation. One way of family building has most recently been referred to as 'elective co-parenting'. Yet, many other terms and somewhat diverging concept definitions have been put forward. This paper aims to establish a fundamental conceptual framework.

Methods: We will adhere to a tailored set of guidelines for conceptual ethics organised in four stages: (i) Using a minimal scoping review of published definitions potential attributes are identified, (ii) The potential attributes are organised by theme in order to identify any necessary and sufficient or shared ones, (iii) A conceptual definition of the concept is developed, (iv) The most fitting concept label is determined.

Results: Current terminology lacks comprehensiveness and often contains additional (hidden) meanings, thereby jeopardising its usability for research on contemporary family formation. We suggest a new nomenclature.

Conclusion: We suggest PACT (Pre-conception Agreement-based Co-parenting Together-apart) instead of 'elective co-parenting' (or equivalents) as a new concept label for this particular family type, whereby at least two parties of co-parents have agreed before the conception of a child to share parenting of this child. A party can refer either to an individual or a set of romantically involved individuals. Although there may be different types of loving relationships between some (or all) co-parents within this constellation, there is at least some 'detachment' that is recognised as being created and present by an absence of romantic love between those parties.

将选择性共同养育重新定义为 PACT:对已公布的概念和定义进行系统评估。
背景:家庭形式、父母角色类型和家庭形成方式的变化有所增加。最近,一种建立家庭的方式被称为“选择性共同抚养”。然而,人们提出了许多其他术语和一些不同的概念定义。本文旨在建立一个基本的概念框架。方法:我们将坚持一套量身定制的概念伦理指导方针,分为四个阶段:(i)对已发布的定义进行最小范围审查,确定潜在属性,(ii)按主题组织潜在属性,以确定任何必要和充分的或共享的属性,(iii)开发概念的概念定义,(iv)确定最合适的概念标签。结果:目前的术语缺乏全面性,并且经常包含额外的(隐藏的)含义,从而危及其在当代家庭形成研究中的可用性。我们建议采用新的命名法。结论:我们建议将PACT(基于孕前协议的共同抚养共同分开)作为这种特殊家庭类型的新概念标签,而不是“选择性共同抚养”(或等同物),即至少共同父母的双方在孩子受孕前同意共同抚养这个孩子。party既可以指一个人,也可以指一群恋爱中的人。虽然在这个星座中,一些(或所有)共同父母之间可能有不同类型的爱的关系,但至少有一些“分离”被认为是由这些当事人之间缺乏浪漫的爱而产生和呈现的。
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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
6.80
自引率
8.00%
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55
期刊介绍: The Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology reports and reviews outstanding research on psychological, behavioural, medical and social aspects of human reproduction, pregnancy and infancy. Medical topics focus on obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and psychiatry. The growing work in relevant aspects of medical communication and medical sociology are also covered. Relevant psychological work includes developmental psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, behavioural medicine, psychology of women and health psychology. Research into psychological aspects of midwifery, health visiting and nursing is central to the interests of the Journal. The Journal is of special value to those concerned with interdisciplinary issues. As a result, the Journal is of particular interest to those concerned with fundamental processes in behaviour and to issues of health promotion and service organization.
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