Investigation of the relationship between spouse support levels perceived by fathers having a child of pre-school period and children’s behavior problems

This study is a descriptive research involving the use of scanning model. The sampling of the study is composed of 533 children. In the study, “General Information Form” was used to determine the demographic characteristics of fathers and children, “Spouse Support Scale” was used to measure the spouse support levels of fathers, and “Problem Behavior Scale” was used to measure the children’s problem behaviors. While ages and family types of fathers did not create a significant difference in spousal support levels, a significant difference was seen between the education level of the father and emotional support, financial assistance, information support, social interest and the total sizes of spousal support; a significant difference was seen between mother’s working status and financial assistance, information support and support social interest dimension; and a significant difference was seen between the fathers’ statuses of participation to family activities and appreciation, social interest support. © Kamla-Raj 2016