TRANSLATING AND STANDARDIZING THE PERSIAN VERSION OF THE MEASURE OF CRANLEY AND WEAVER PATERNAL FETAL ATTACHMENT

Accepting the paternal role is one of the most complex psychological processes that requires numerous personal and family changes. However, there is no comprehensive definition for this challenging transition period, and family background has the greatest impact on accepting paternal identity and playing the role of father. Over the years, researchers have focused more on mothers and examining the various aspects of motherhood and how it is played. They are neglected and there are not many tools to measure paternal fetal attachment. One of the tools available is a modified version of Cranley and Weaver paternal fetal attachment, but the Persian version is not valid and reliable in information sources. Therefore, this study was conducted to translate and standardize the Persian version of the Cranley and Weaver paternal fetal attachment questionnaire in Urmia.

The original version of the measure of paternal fetal attachment in a cross-sectional study was translated in three stages. A final version in Persian was provided. Experts' opinions and the Kappa agreement coefficient were used to examine the face and content validity. To determine the reliability of the Persian version, by random sampling, 100fathers were selected and a test-retest was administered. Finally, the data were analyzed using SPSS 16 software, Cronbach's alpha, intracluster correlation coefficient, and multi factors analysis.

The internal consistency of the five domains of the questionnaire obtained using Cronbach's alpha was between 0.768 and 0.874. The reliability values were within the cluster correlationindex between 0.623 and 0.777. The correlation between the five domains was favorable on the basis of Spearman correlation coefficient.

The Persian version of the measure of process of Cranley and Weaver paternal fetal attachment with 24 items and in five different areas has a good validity and reliability as a tool for evaluating the paternal attachment in all health care centers.