Father's Perceptions of Their Role in Fathers with Babies Aged between 4 and 12 Months in Turkey

A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine fathers' perceptions of their parental role among men with babies aged 4 to 12 months. Datawere collected on Personal Information Forms alongside scores from the Father Role Perception Scale between January and June 2015. Data were analyzed using percentage distributions, independent samples t test, and one-way ANOVA for comparison of more than two groups. Statistically significant differences were found in the scores of fathers for the fathers' role perception scale and their educational background, their profession, their level of income, their wives' educational background and their health insurance (p < .05). The fathers had high positive parental perception level scores. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.