Abstract:

This study examined the relationship between the digital parenting attitudes of mothers with children aged 12-17 years and family-child internet addiction. The method of the study was relational survey design, one of the quantitative research methods, and the sample consisted of 107 mothers with children aged 12-17 years. "Personal Information Form," "Digital Parenting Attitude Scale," and "Family-Child Internet Addiction Scale" prepared by the researchers were used to collect data. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS 22 package program, and frequency distributions were examined to make a descriptive analysis. Spearman's Correlation Test was used to determine the relationship between variables. While 50.5% of the mothers who participated in the study had girls and 49.5% had boys, the average age was 14. It was determined that there was a significant relationship between gender, duration of technological device use, having technological device usage rules, and the sub-dimensions of the scales.