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Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care and Infants' Development
Sponsor: Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Summary
In the early stages of life, newborns are dependent on caregivers to meet their basic needs for survival, feeding, and care. Generally, mothers assume primary responsibility for meeting their infants' basic needs and providing care, while fathers take on a supporting role. Both mothers and fathers actively contribute to the baby's healthy emotional development. This study, planned with fathers of 4-6 month old infants, addresses the lack of quantitative evidence regarding the relationship between fathers' involvement in infant care and infants' sensory processing.
Official title: Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care and Infants' Sensory Processing
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
4 Months - 6 Months
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
75
Start Date
2026-05-30
Completion Date
2027-03-15
Last Updated
2026-06-04
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
The Infant Sensory Profile-2
The Infant Sensory Profile-2 is a parent-administered questionnaire that documents the sensory processing patterns of infants from birth to 6 months. In this study, the questionnaire will be completed by mothers. It consists of 25 items assessing different aspects of sensory processing and takes 5-10 minutes to complete. Each item is scored between one and five. The scoring is as follows: Almost Always = 5, Frequently = 4, Sometimes = 3, Rarely = 2, Almost Never = 1, with a parameter of "Not Applicable = 0".
Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care
The Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care Questionnaire, developed by Kuruçırak and Kulakaç, is a five-point Likert-type instrument designed to assess the level of fathers' involvement in infant care. Responses range from 1 (Never) to 5 (Always); higher scores indicate greater involvement in caregiving activities.
Locations (1)
Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Niğde, Turkey (Türkiye)