Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between parents' digital parenting awareness and physical activity level. The sample group of the research consists of 808 parents whose children continue their education at secondary school level in Bursa and Kocaeli. Digital Parenting Awareness Scale, International Physical Activity Survey and a personal information form developed by the researchers were used as data collection tools. Kruskal Wallis H test, Mann Whitney U test and Spearman Correlation analysis were applied to analyze the data. According to the findings of the study, there is no significant relationship between digital parenting awareness subscale scores and parents' weekly total MET values. However, the productive use scores of physically very active parents were found to be significantly higher than inactive parents. As a result, parents' awareness of digital parenting should be raised in order to encourage the correct and efficient use of technology in children. The fact that physically very active parents use digital tools more efficiently than inactive parents indicates that family-based physical activity programs can be an important strategy in increasing digital parenting awareness.

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