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Construction of the Views oN Infant Sleep (VNIS) Questionnaire
Ingrid Boedker1, Helen L Ball2, Michael Richter1
1School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Early Human Development
|March 21, 2024
Summary
A new questionnaire, the Views on Infant Sleep (VNIS), measures parental beliefs about infant sleep. This tool aids tailored perinatal care and cross-cultural research on infant sleep behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Parenting and Child Development
- Psychometrics
- Sleep Science
Background:
- Parental beliefs regarding infant sleep behavior are diverse across cultures and time.
- Existing tools do not adequately capture parental views on infant sleep before and after birth.
- These beliefs significantly influence infant caregiving practices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate the Views on Infant Sleep Questionnaire (VNIS).
- To assess parental beliefs about infant sleep behaviors.
- To facilitate tailored perinatal care, improve self-report measures, and enable cross-cultural and longitudinal research.
Main Methods:
- An online survey of 971 pregnant women in the UK.
- An initial 31-item questionnaire assessing infant independence, night-waking, feeding, touch, and safety.
- Principal component analysis to reduce items and identify underlying belief structures.
Main Results:
- The item pool was reduced to a 12-item scale.
- Three core components emerged: "Closeness", "Independence", and "Night-waking".
- The VNIS demonstrates potential as a brief measure of parental infant sleep beliefs.
Conclusions:
- The VNIS offers a concise method for measuring parental beliefs about infant sleep.
- Further validation through confirmatory factor analysis and cross-cultural testing is recommended.
- The VNIS can serve as a valuable baseline for future research on infant sleep.
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