Objective: The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of father's support to breastfeeding process on breastfeeding selfefficacy of mothers and attachment of father and infant. Material and Methods: The research is in cross-sectional type. The sample of the study consisted of 400 parents living in different cities in Türkiye (n=400). Online data collection forms that participants could apply themselves were created in the web and delivered to parents by using social media accounts, internet and social media sharing platforms about breastfeeding. Percentage, average, standard deviation, student t, one-way ANOVA (post hoc: Bonferroni), Pearson correlation tests were used for data analysis. Results: It was determined that 35.4% of mothers and 36.9% of fathers participated in the study. In the study, the mean breastfeeding self-efficacy score of the mothers was 55.30±9.28, the mean breastfeeding support score of the fathers was 131.42±28.69, and the mean father-baby attachment score was 75.11±9.41. It is observed that there is a highly positive, weak linear relationship between mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy scores and fathers' understanding of breastfeeding, helping, valuing, readiness, sensitivity sub-dimensions, total score and median attachment scores (p<0.001). In this study, it was determined that fathers' support to breastfeeding effects mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy and father infant attachment positively (p<0.001). Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that fathers' support for breastfeeding positively affected mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy and father-infant attachment. Health professionals should support fathers to provide them supporting their wifes for breastfeeding.
Keywords: Breastfeeding; paternal support; breastfeeding self‐efficacy; paternal-infant attachment
Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı; babaların emzirme sürecine destek olma durumlarının, annelerin emzirme öz yeterlilikleri ve baba bebek bağlanması üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırma kesitsel tiptedir. Araştırmanın örneklemini Türkiye'nin farklı illerinde yaşayan 400 ebeveyn oluşturmuştur (n=400). Verileri toplamak için web üzerinden, katılımcıların kendi kendine uygulayabildiği çevrim içi veri toplama formu oluşturulmuş ve ebeveynlere sosyal medya hesapları, emzirme konusundaki internet ve sosyal medya alanlarındaki paylaşım platformları aracılığıyla gönderilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde; yüzdelik, ortalama, standart sapma, Student t, one-way ANOVA (''post hoc'': Bonferroni), Pearson korelasyon testleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Annelerin %35,4'ünün, babaların ise %36,9'unun çalışmaya katıldığı belirlenmiştir. Çalışmada, toplam annelerin emzirme öz yeterlilikleri puan ortalaması 55,30±9,28, babaların emzirmeye desteği puan ortalaması 131,42±28,69 ve baba-bebek bağlanma puan ortalaması 75,11±9,41 olarak bulunmuştur. Annelerin emzirme öz yeterliliği puanları ile babaların emzirmeyi anlama, yardım, değer verme, hazır bulunuşluk, duyarlılık alt boyutları, toplam puan ve bağlanma puan ortancaları arasında ileri derecede pozitif, zayıf doğrusal bir ilişki olduğu görülmektedir (p<0,001). Bu çalışmada, babaların emzirmeye desteğinin, annelerin emzirme öz yeterliklerini ve baba-bebek bağlanmasını olumlu yönde etkilediği belirlenmiştir (p<0,001). Sonuç: Bu çalışmada, babaların emzirmeye desteğinin annelerin emzirme öz yeterliliklerini ve baba-bebek bağlanmasını olumlu yönde etkilediği saptanmıştır. Sağlık profesyonelleri, babaları eşlerinin emzirmelerini desteklemeleri konusunda teşvik etmelidir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Emzirme; baba desteği; emzirme öz etkililiği; baba-bebek bağlanması
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