Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care and Infants' Development
Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care and Infants' Sensory Processing
Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
75 participants
May 30, 2026
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Term infants (37-40 weeks),
- Infants aged 4-6 months
Exclusion Criteria4
- Preterm infants,
- Infants with congenital infections or proven genetic changes,
- Infants and mothers diagnosed with metabolic, neurological, and genetic diseases,
- Children whose parents did not volunteer to study
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Interventions
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".
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.
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NCT07627126