settling to sleep strategies and sleeping problems among 1-2 year old infants

the present study aimed to examine the relationship between sleeping problems and five type of settling to sleep strategies in 1-2 year old infants. One hundred eighty mothers with infants ages between one and two years from three health-centers located in district 9 of city of Mashhad, Iran participated in the study. The participants completed the Infant Sleep Questionnaire (Morrell, 1999) and the Parental Interactive Bedtime Behavior Questionnaire (Morrell & Cortina-Borja, 2002). The results indicated that 1-2 year old infants’ sleeping problems significantly correlated with total score of settling to sleep strategies and two types of settling to sleep strategies (active and passive physical comforting). The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that active and passive physical comforting strategies were significant predictors of infantssleep problems. Active physical comforting unlike passive physical comforting strategy was significant predictor for infantssleep problems by itself. The findings emphasized identifying unsuitable settling to sleep strategies and prevention of using them in infants.