TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors that Predict Infant Temperament: A Jordanian Study
AU - Abuhammad, Sawsan
AU - Khraisat, Omar
AU - Joseph, Rachel
AU - Al Khawaldeh, Abdullah
N1 - Sawsan Abuhammad, Omar Khraisat, Rachel Joseph, and Abdullah Al Khawaldeh. (2019). Factors that predict infant temperament: A Jordanian study. iJournal of Pediatric Nursing/i. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2019.08.002
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Purpose The purpose of the study was to test the association between infant temperament and factors such as socioeconomic status, infant age, breastfeeding, and marital satisfaction. Design and methods A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from 278 Arabic speaking Jordanian women with infants in their first year of life from three health centers in Irbid, Jordan. The temperament of the infant was assessed using the Infant Characteristics Questionnaire (ICQ), a 20-item tool where the mothers were asked to provide a rating of infant behavior on a 5-point scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS 25. Results Descriptive statistics were used to summarize characteristics of the participants. Multiple regressions showed a significant model of factors that correlate to infant temperament (F = 2.930, p = .01); having assistance to care for the infant (B = 3.058, p = .019), marital satisfaction (B = −0.127, p = .049), and infant feeding method (B = 0.147, p = .016) were the only significant predictors for infant temperament. Conclusion Marital satisfaction, feeding method, and assistance in caring for the infant are factors that predict infant temperament. Moreover, some aspects of these factors are modifiable. Practice Implications: Nurses should be aware of the factors that are associated with infant temperament so that they can teach the family, ‘teachers’ in daycare centers, and the public about potential moderators of infant temperament.
AB - Purpose The purpose of the study was to test the association between infant temperament and factors such as socioeconomic status, infant age, breastfeeding, and marital satisfaction. Design and methods A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from 278 Arabic speaking Jordanian women with infants in their first year of life from three health centers in Irbid, Jordan. The temperament of the infant was assessed using the Infant Characteristics Questionnaire (ICQ), a 20-item tool where the mothers were asked to provide a rating of infant behavior on a 5-point scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS 25. Results Descriptive statistics were used to summarize characteristics of the participants. Multiple regressions showed a significant model of factors that correlate to infant temperament (F = 2.930, p = .01); having assistance to care for the infant (B = 3.058, p = .019), marital satisfaction (B = −0.127, p = .049), and infant feeding method (B = 0.147, p = .016) were the only significant predictors for infant temperament. Conclusion Marital satisfaction, feeding method, and assistance in caring for the infant are factors that predict infant temperament. Moreover, some aspects of these factors are modifiable. Practice Implications: Nurses should be aware of the factors that are associated with infant temperament so that they can teach the family, ‘teachers’ in daycare centers, and the public about potential moderators of infant temperament.
KW - Temperament
KW - Marriage Satisfaction
KW - Infant Feeding
KW - Self-regulation
KW - Jordan
UR - https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/nurse_grad_fac_pubs/30
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2019.08.002
M3 - Article
VL - 51
JO - Journal of Pediatric Nursing
JF - Journal of Pediatric Nursing
ER -