TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Portrayal of Sibling Relationships in Digital Media Platforms Addressing Early Childhood: Niloya and Murat
AU  - Teke, Nergiz
AU  - Baş, Tuğba
PY  - 2025
DA  - October
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.14686/buefad.1733837
JF  - Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education
JO  - BUEFAD
PB  - Bartin University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1308-7177
SP  - 1049
EP  - 1069
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
LA  - en
AB  - Children can reflect on the sibling relationships they observe in cartoons and their sibling relationships through the behavioral patterns and expressions they learn. This study examines sibling relationships in the most watched episodes of the cartoon Niloya, which children frequently watch. A case study from qualitative research models was used for this purpose. To collect the data, the YouTube page of the cartoon “Niloya” was examined, and the most watched episodes were determined to be 1-52 and 66-78. The sibling relationships in Niloya were thematized under three headings: siblings' interaction characteristics with each other, parents' expressions and behaviors towards sibling relationships, and siblings' reflections on their relationships with their parents. It was concluded that while doing activities together, playing, supporting each other, encouraging each other, appreciating, hugging, and using words of affection were frequently included, the conflict between siblings and parental involvement in siblings' conflicts and relationships were rarely covered.
KW  - sibling
KW  - family
KW  - support
KW  - conflict
KW  - close relationships
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