This study aimed to understand the repercussions of prison for female companions of imprisoned men. Twelve female companions of male prisoners participated in the study. Data were collected through a sociodemographic data questionnaire and a semi-structured interview, and submitted to Thematic Analysis. There was an important change in the women’s entire lives after the arrest of their partners, considering experiences directly related to prison, as well as repercussions on their lives in general, which went beyond direct contact with the prison context. It is considered necessary to highlight the processes to which these women are exposed, as well as to legitimize their experiences, intertwined in a process of significant increase in incarceration in Brazil.

This study aimed to understand the repercussions of prison for female companions of imprisoned men. Twelve female companions of male prisoners participated in the study. Data were collected through a sociodemographic data questionnaire and a semi-structured interview, and submitted to Thematic Analysis. There was an important change in the women’s entire lives after the arrest of their partners, considering experiences directly related to prison, as well as repercussions on their lives in general, which went beyond direct contact with the prison context. It is considered necessary to highlight the processes to which these women are exposed, as well as to legitimize their experiences, intertwined in a process of significant increase in incarceration in Brazil.

This study aimed to understand the repercussions of prison for female companions of imprisoned men. Twelve female companions of male prisoners participated in the study. Data were collected through a sociodemographic data questionnaire and a semi-structured interview, and submitted to Thematic Analysis. There was an important change in the women’s entire lives after the arrest of their partners, considering experiences directly related to prison, as well as repercussions on their lives in general, which went beyond direct contact with the prison context. It is considered necessary to highlight the processes to which these women are exposed, as well as to legitimize their experiences, intertwined in a process of significant increase in incarceration in Brazil.

This qualitative study aimed to understand, through the father's perspective, how the maternal figure remains present in families with children who have experienced the mother's death. Four widowed men participated, parents of children whose mothers had died. Narrative and semi-structured interviews, as well as drawings, were used as instruments. From the content analysis, the results indicated that the families built narratives that kept the mother's memories and teachings in their lives. The mother's perpetuation as an idealized figure, highlighted by her positive characteristics, remained as a guide to be followed. In the parent-child relationship, the mother was referred to as present through conversations, stories, photographs and the preservation of her teachings.

This qualitative study aimed to understand, through the father's perspective, how the maternal figure remains present in families with children who have experienced the mother's death. Four widowed men participated, parents of children whose mothers had died. Narrative and semi-structured interviews, as well as drawings, were used as instruments. From the content analysis, the results indicated that the families built narratives that kept the mother's memories and teachings in their lives. The mother's perpetuation as an idealized figure, highlighted by her positive characteristics, remained as a guide to be followed. In the parent-child relationship, the mother was referred to as present through conversations, stories, photographs and the preservation of her teachings.

This qualitative study aimed to understand, through the father's perspective, how the maternal figure remains present in families with children who have experienced the mother's death. Four widowed men participated, parents of children whose mothers had died. Narrative and semi-structured interviews, as well as drawings, were used as instruments. From the content analysis, the results indicated that the families built narratives that kept the mother's memories and teachings in their lives. The mother's perpetuation as an idealized figure, highlighted by her positive characteristics, remained as a guide to be followed. In the parent-child relationship, the mother was referred to as present through conversations, stories, photographs and the preservation of her teachings.