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Parents exhibit low knowledge and beliefs regarding infant crying coping. Parental and infant factors significantly influence coping strategies, highlighting a need for targeted support.

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Area of Science:

Pediatrics
Child Development
Parenting Studies

Background:

Infant crying is a common challenge for parents.
Understanding parents' coping mechanisms is crucial for infant well-being.
Existing research indicates variability in parental knowledge and practices.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess parents' current knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors concerning infant crying.
To identify sociodemographic and infant-related factors influencing these coping strategies.

Main Methods:

A descriptive cross-sectional study utilizing the Questionnaire on Infant Parents' Coping with Crying.
Data analyzed using SPSS with independent sample t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and hierarchical regression.
Investigated influences of infant and parental factors on coping knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors.

Main Results:

Parents demonstrated suboptimal knowledge and beliefs, particularly in the belief dimension, regarding infant crying.
Sociodemographic factors (parental time, training, maternal return to work) and infant factors (gestational age, birth weight, birth order, infant age) impacted coping.
Parental knowledge was a significant predictor of belief, observation, and resolution behaviors.

Conclusions:

Parents face deficiencies in knowledge, beliefs, and actions when managing infant crying.
Findings underscore the need for enhanced cognitive and behavioral support for parents.
Results provide a foundation for developing targeted interventions to improve infant caregiving.