Abstract:

In this study it was aimed to investigate the relationship between father involvement that is perceived by individuals in their childhood and adolescence and the feeling of trust in their current romantic relationships. In addition, it was aimed to investigate both father involvement and trust in romantic relationships according to some demographic variables. The sample of this study consisted of 201 participants (154 females, 47 males) between the age of 18 and 35. In this particular study, it was used Father Involvement Scale, Dyadic Trust Scale, and a Demographic Information Form was prepared by the researchers. According to the results, there is no significant relationship between father involvement and feeling of trust in romantic relationships. In terms of demographic variables, first of all, father involvement differs significantly according to whether the relationship with the father continues or not in favor of does. Secondly, father involvement differs significantly according to how the individuals define the relationship between their parents while they grow up in favor of individuals who define their parent's relationship as "good". Finally, father involvement differs significantly according to the place the individuals grow up, in other words, individuals growing up with both parents perceive more father involvement than the others. Father involvement and feeling of trust in the romantic relationship do not differ significantly according to other demographic variables. Future researchers could use longitudinal research design to eliminate the limitation of retrospective measurement of father involvement

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