The Effect of Dyadic Adjustment on Digital Parenting Awareness

Authors : Fadime Bayri Bingol, Bilge Doğan, Eda Mutlu, Sultan Şener, Zehra Mercan, Enise İbrahimoğlu

Pages : 52-60

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Publication Date : 2025-12-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In addition to making life easier, technology also brings risks such as exposure to harmful content, cyberbullying and addiction that worry parents. In this context, this study aims to investigate the increase in digital screen time of primary school children and their parents\\\' digital parenting awareness and couple adjustment. Data were collected through an online questionnaire, information form, Revised form Dyadic Adjustment Scale and Digital Parenting Awareness Scale. Data were analysed using SPSS. In this study, 249 mothers with children attending primary school participated. The mean age of the women included in the study was 36.60±6.62 and the mean age of their children was 7.99±1.61(5-10). The mean age of the mothers’ children’s first contact with technological devices was found to be 4.42±1.94(1-10). It was determined that 60.5% of the women were homemakers and 90.7% did not receive any training on digital parenting. It was determined that the more time the mothers spent on the screen, the more time the child spent on the screen (p=0.004, r=0.18). It was determined that dyadic adjustment had no effect on mothers’ digital parenting awareness. Parents should minimise the use of smartphones or tablets as much as possible when they are with their children.
Keywords : Awareness, dyadic adjustment, parents, screen addiction

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