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Development and psychometric evaluation of the parent-infant caregiving touch scale: A validity and reliability study
Elif Simay Koç1, Türkan Kadiroğlu2
1Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Kilis 7 Aralık University, Kilis, Turkey.
Aim:
This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Parent-Infant Caregiving Touch Scale (PICTS).
Design And Methods:
This methodological and cross-sectional study was conducted between June and July 2025 with 313 parents (157 mothers and 156 fathers) residing in southeastern Turkey, all of whom had infants aged 0-12 months. Data were collected using a Descriptive Information Form and the PICTS. The psychometric properties of the scale were examined through Content Validity Index (CVI), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Cronbach's α, McDonald's Ω, and test-retest reliability analyses.
Results:
The CFA confirmed the three-factor, 11-item structure of the scale for both mothers and fathers, with acceptable fit indices. Internal consistency coefficients were α = 0.810 for mothers and α = 0.882 for fathers, with similarly high McDonald's Ω values. In test-retest analyses, Pearson correlation coefficients ranged from r = 0.898 to 0.988, and Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC) ranged from 0.939 to 0.993.
Conclusion:
Findings indicate that the Turkish version of the PICTS demonstrates strong psychometric properties and can be used to assess parents' tactile caregiving behaviors toward their infants.
Practice Implications:
The PICTS can assist in identifying parents who exhibit negative tactile interaction patterns in clinical settings and can inform interventions aimed at promoting positive tactile caregiving behaviors through structured assessment.
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