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Chan, Christy

University of British Columbia

Background: Men experiencing a distressed and/or disrupted intimate partner relationship can increase men’s suicide risk, a leading concern worldwide due to increased levels of stress, lost social support and disrupted masculine roles and identities. Upstream programs that provide men with the skills and confidence to sustain healthy relationships can help prevent male suicide. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the strategies used by Canadian providers for helping men to build better intimate partner relationships to assess what might be valuable to inform upstream programs. Methods: This study was conducted as a secondary analysis to describe strategies used by Canadian providers to help men build better intimate partner relationships. The current secondary analysis focused on data collected from 10 Canadian-based healthcare providers from individual qualitative interview data from the Men Building Better Relationships project in 2020. Results: Three major themes were identified to answer the research question, what are the strategies used by Canadian providers to help men build better intimate partner relationships? The three major themes generated from this study were: (1) equipping men with lifelong relationship skills, (2): knowing and transforming masculinities, and (3): unpacking previous experiences using trauma-informed care approaches. Discussion: There is a crucial need to increase non-mandated programs for men seeking intimate relationship-building support and social normalization. Future implications should include increasing the number of service providers, non-mandated programs, and funding to provide better gender transformative support for men seeking help in building better intimate partner relationships.

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2023-08-15

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85488

Nursing

University of British Columbia

UBCV

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/