Envolvimento paterno no contexto da carreira militar: estudo de casos múltiplos em Salvador/BA

Abstract

This master's dissertation has the general objective understand how the exercise of the military profession can impact on parental involvement. Qualitative exploratory research was developed, through the study of multiple cases. The investigation was carried out with six male military officers, who are parents, aged between 33 and 45 years and are linked to the 6th Military Region Command. All respondents provide service in barracks located in the city of Salvador / Bahia. For data collection, the “Interview script for father involvement in the context of the military career” was constructed, which contains open questions addressing: (a) identification data; (b) paternity; (c) paternity and military training. After the study was approved by the UCSal Research Ethics Committee, interviews with military parents took place in a room at the military unit, which was characterized by being private. The interviews were recorded so that no information was lost and everyone signed the Free and Informed Consent Form. The recordings of the interviews were transcribed and the data obtained were analysed descriptively. The main results reveal that the participants attribute to the father characteristics such as: being responsible, educating, punishing those who should be punished and rewarding those who act correctly, transmitting moral and ethical values ​​and caring. In addition, they emphasize that he needs to be affective and present in the lives of his children. Military training was found to have a major impact on his personal characteristics and fatherhood, especially in terms of discipline, hierarchy and values. In addition, social relations are basically geared towards people in their own work, as the military and his family are always moving to another city. It was also found a good level of interaction (they talk, set limits, eat meals together, play games, perform sports and leisure activities, help with school tasks), accessibility and responsibility (education, care and financial provision) of parents with regard to children. For parents who live in Military Village, contact with their children and wife at lunch time is facilitated. They also facilitate paternal involvement: wanting to be with the children (having an attachment), having a good marital relationship, trying to disconnect from work when you are with the family, common interests with the children, enjoying physical activities and being willing to have been young father. In turn, they affect parental involvement: temporary leave resulting from military activities in other cities, working on weekends or on missions that involve nights, such as camps, in addition to marital friction and demands for school performance.