Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Inonu University Vocational School of Health Services, cilt.13, sa.3, ss.651-675, 2025 (Scopus, TRDizin)
This study examines the relationship between parents' digital parenting self-efficacy and children's digital game addiction. Employing a quantitative approach, data were collected from 431 parent-child dyads using the Digital Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale, the Digital Game Addiction Scale for Children, and demographic information forms. The findings related to game addiction revealed that 5.1% of the children were in the standard group, 55% in the low-risk group, 31.3% in the at-risk group, 7.2% in the addicted group, and 1.4% in the highly addicted group. Boys exhibited higher digital game addiction scores compared to girls. While parents' scores on digital literacy and communication did not differ significantly by gender, male participants scored higher in digital safety. Parents' education level, number of children, and years of internet use significantly influenced their digital parenting self-efficacy. Parents with elementary and middle school education levels, five or more children, and internet use limited to one year or less had lower levels of digital self-efficacy. Although no statistically significant differences were found between parents’ sub-dimension scores in digital parenting and children’s levels of game addiction, regression analysis showed that parents’ digital literacy and digital safety significantly predicted children’s digital game addiction. These findings highlight the complex interaction between parents’ digital competencies and children’s digital behaviors.