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FARIA, Durval Luiz de. Parenthood of adolescents sons: the middle life crisis and the masculine individuation. Bol. psicol [online]. 2007, vol.57, n.126, pp. 107-118. ISSN 0006-5943.

This paper presents a study about fatherhood of adolescents, the middle life crisis and the masculine individuation. The study concluded in 2001 used a qualitative approach. The sample of the study was composed by a group of five men who discussed the difficulties and conflicts involved in fatherhood nowadays. Within the theoretical Jungian approach, the literature defines moments of the parenthood, two of them were emphasized: the first moment is driven by Mother and Father Archetypes, which are present in primary care and in the educative functions. The second moment occurs at the same time of two crises: the beginning of the second part of life to the father, and the son’s adolescence crisis. This study shows the main difficulties of that father at that moment: the difficulty of dealing with the limits and the construction of the autonomy of the adolescent; the difficulty in being close to the son and the difficulty to deal with the adolescent aggressiveness and criticism. It was concluded that the conflicts offer an opportunity of growth to the father, considering that they allow him to question the persona of the heroic father. Through these conflicts the father can be able to reach the shady aspects of his psyche and his damages, opening pathways to his own renewal and the renewal of his projects which enable him to continue his individuation process.

Palavras-chave : Parenthood; Adolescence; Individuation; Jung; Archetypes.

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