TABLE 1.

An overview of the themes

Themes	Subthemes	Characteristics
Being a support for my partner	I ca not do both	The conflict between being a provider and being a supportive father/husband
	I am a father: a new role	Fatherhood a significant change in life, an identity, and a source of pride and joy
Managing stress	Finding someone to talk to	Sharing their struggles with another individual or seeking help from someone
	You just got to deal with it	Fathers’ ways of coping with stress that did not involve any other person. This reflected suppression of emotions, as well as helpful (e.g., exercise) and unhelpful (e.g., drugs or alcohol) intrapersonal ways of coping.