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Adolescent Digital Addiction Risk and Parents’ Digital Parenting Awareness and Mental Health Literacy

Ergenlerde Dijital Bağımlılık Riski İle Ebeveynlerin Dijital Ebeveynlik Farkındalığı ve Ruh Sağlığı Okuryazarlığı

Nazan Turan(GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-9251-7282
Bedriye Öncü Çetinkaya(ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-8466-4909
Burçin Çolak(ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ANKARA TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-1691-2886
Pages
227–239
Publication Date
2026-10-18
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Conclusion: No significant associations were found between adolescents' digital addiction risk and parents' digital parenting awareness or mental health literacy.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationships between adolescents' digital addiction risk and the digital parenting awareness and mental health literacy of mothers and fathers.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between February 2024 and June 2024 with 445 adolescent-parent triads, each consisting of one adolescent, one mother, and one father.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: No significant associations were found between adolescents' digital addiction risk and parents' digital parenting awareness or mental health literacy.
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📍Scope:2024 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Ergenlik · Ebeveynlik Uygulamaları · Dijital Bağımlılık

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Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationships between adolescents' digital addiction risk and the digital parenting awareness and mental health literacy of mothers and fathers. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between February 2024 and June 2024 with 445 adolescent-parent triads, each consisting of one adolescent, one mother, and one father. The data collection tools included a Participant Information Form, the Digital Addiction Scale (DAS) for Youth, the Digital Parental Awareness Scale (DPAS), and the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) Results: The mean total DAS score of adolescents was 24.04 ± 8.10. Significant differences were observed in patterns of digital device use among adolescents, mothers, and fathers. Mothers reported monitoring their children's digital device use more frequently than fathers. No significant associations were found between adolescents' DAS scores and parents' DPAS or MHLS scores. Mothers scored significantly higher than fathers on the beliefs-oriented MHLS subscale, whereas fathers scored significantly higher on the resource-oriented MHLS subscale. Conclusion: No significant associations were found between adolescents' digital addiction risk and parents' digital parenting awareness or mental health literacy.

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Amaç: Bu çalışma, ergenlerin dijital bağımlılık riski ile anne ve babaların dijital ebeveynlik farkındalığı ve ruh sağlığı okuryazarlığı arasındaki ilişkileri incelemeyi amaçlamıştır. Yöntem: Bu kesitsel çalışma, Şubat 2024 ve Haziran 2024 tarihleri arasında, her biri bir ergen, bir anne ve bir babadan oluşan 445 aile ile yürütülmüştür. Veri toplama araçları olarak Katılımcı Bilgi Formu, Gençler İçin Dijital Bağımlılık Ölçeği (DBÖ), Dijital Ebeveynlik Farkındalığı Ölçeği (DEFÖ) ve Ruh Sağlığı Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği (RSOYÖ) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Ergenlerin toplam DBÖ puan ortalaması 24,04 ± 8,10 olarak bulunmuştur. Ergenler, anneler ve babalar arasında dijital cihaz kullanım örüntüleri açısından anlamlı farklılıklar saptanmıştır. Anneler, çocuklarının dijital cihaz kullanımını babalara göre anlamlı düzeyde daha sık izlediklerini bildirmiştir. Ergenlerin DBÖ puanları ile ebeveynlerin DEFÖ ve RSOYÖ puanları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır. RSOYÖ alt boyutlarında annelerin inanç odaklı puanları babalardan anlamlı düzeyde yüksek, babaların ise kaynak odaklı puanları annelerden anlamlı düzeyde yüksek bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Ergenlerin dijital bağımlılık riski ile ebeveynlerin dijital ebeveyn farkındalık ve ruh sağlığı okuryazarlıkları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır.

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Turan, N., Çetinkaya, B. Ö., Çolak, B. (2026). Adolescent Digital Addiction Risk and Parents’ Digital Parenting Awareness and Mental Health Literacy. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, Cilt: 18 Sayı: Supplement 1 Özel Sayı, 227–239. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1935032

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