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The Mediating Role of Parenting Attitudes in The Relationship Between Parental Technoference and Parental Burnout

Ebeveyn Teknoferansı ile Tükenmişliği Arasındaki İlişkide Tutumların Aracı Rolü

Nursima Özbek
Önder Baltacı
Pages
647–680
Publication Date
2026-09-29
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The results indicated that authoritarian and permissive attitudes had a full mediating role in this relationship, whereas the democratic attitude had a partial mediating role.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study was conducted to examine the mediating role of parenting attitudes in the relationship between parental technoference and parental burnout.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results indicated that authoritarian and permissive attitudes had a full mediating role in this relationship, whereas the democratic attitude had a partial mediating role.
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This study was conducted to examine the mediating role of parenting attitudes in the relationship between parental technoference and parental burnout. A total of 474 parents participated in the study. The study employed a cross-sectional quantitative approach within a correlational survey design. Data were collected using the Demographic Information Form, the Parental Burnout Assessment Scale, the Parenting Attitude Scale, and the Technology Interference in Life Examples Scale. Pearson Product–Moment Correlation analysis revealed a low-level positive significant relationship between parental technoference and parental burnout. Low-level negative significant relationships were found between parental technoference and democratic parenting attitude, while moderate-level positive significant relationships were found with authoritarian parenting attitude, and low-level positive significant relationships were found with overprotective and permissive parenting attitudes. In addition, bootstrapping analysis was conducted to examine the mediating role of parenting attitudes in the relationship between parental burnout and technoference. The results indicated that authoritarian and permissive attitudes had a full mediating role in this relationship, whereas the democratic attitude had a partial mediating role. It was determined that the overprotective attitude did not show a significant mediating role.

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Bu araştırma ebeveyn teknoferansı ve ebeveyn tükenmişliği arasındaki ilişkide ebeveyn tutumlarının aracı rolünü incelemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmamıza 474 ebeveyn katılmıştır. Kesitsel nicel yöntemde ilişkisel tarama deseninde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Verilerin toplanmasında Demografik Bilgi Formu, Ebeveyn Tükenmişliği Değerlendirmesi Ölçeği, Ebeveyn Tutum Ölçeği ve Yaşam Örneklerinde Teknoloji Müdahalesi Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri belirlemek için yapılan Pearson Momentler Çarpımı Korelasyon analizi sonucunda ebeveyn teknoferansı ile ebeveyn tükenmişliği arasında düşük düzeyde pozitif anlamlı ilişki bulunmuştur. Ebeveyn teknoferansı ile demokratik ebeveyn tutumu arasında düşük düzeyde negatif anlamlı, otoriter ebeveyn tutumu arasında orta düzeyde pozitif anlamlı, aşırı koruyucu ebeveyn tutumu arasında düşük düzeyde pozitif anlamlı ve izin verici ebeveyn tutumu düşük düzeyde pozitif anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Bununla birlikte ebeveyn tutumlarının ebeveyn tükenmişliği ve teknoferansı arasındaki ilişkide aracı rolünü incelemek için bootstrapping analizi yapılmıştır. Analiz sonuçları otoriter ve izin verici tutumun bu ilişkide tam aracılık, demokratik tutumun ise kısmi aracılık rolü bulunduğunu göstermiştir. Aşırı koruyucu tutumun ise anlamlı bir aracı rol göstermediği tespit edilmiştir.

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Özbek, N., Baltacı, Ö. (2026). The Mediating Role of Parenting Attitudes in The Relationship Between Parental Technoference and Parental Burnout. Sosyal Politika Çalışmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 26 Sayı: 72, 647–680. https://doi.org/10.21560/spcd.vi.1746916

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