SOCIAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA: THE IMPACT OF ADOLESCENTS’ MEDIATION STRATEGIES ON FAMILY RELATIONSHIP

Abstract

The study focuses on the mediating role of adolescents’ mediation strategies toward sharenting and family conflicts. In the conrext of the study, the Adolescent Mediation Strategies Scale was adapted into Turkish, and its psychometric properties were evaluated. In addition, adolescents’ mediation strategies were analyzed based on gender and grade level. Conducted with a total of 432 high school students, the study revealed that female adolescents employed mediation strategies more frequently than their male peers, and those in higher grade levels adopted these strategies more often. The findings indicate that adolescents attempt to protect their digital privacy by setting boundaries for their parents, which can lead to conflicts affecting intra-family relationships. This study contributes to understanding the changing roles of adolescents and parents in the digital age and highlights the need for educational and awareness programs that promote digital privacy, intergenerational communication, and the maintenance of family balance.

Keywords

• Adolescent mediation strategies
• sharenting
• digital parenting

SOSYAL MEDYADA PAYLAŞAN EBEVEYNLİK: ERGENLERİN ARABULUCULUK STRATEJİLERİNİN AİLE İÇİ İLİŞKİLERE ETKİSİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, ergenlerin paylaşan ebeveynlerine yönelik arabuluculuk stratejilerinin, sosyal medya paylaşımlarından kaynaklanan aile içi çatışmalar üzerindeki aracılık etkisini incelemektedir. Araştırma kapsamında, Ergen Arabuluculuk Stratejileri Ölçeği Türkçeye uyarlanarak psikometrik özellikleri değerlendirilmiş; ergenlerin arabuluculuk stratejileri cinsiyet ve sınıf düzeyine göre analiz edilmiştir. Toplamda 432 lise öğrencisiyle yürütülen çalışmada, kız ergenlerin erkeklere kıyasla daha fazla arabuluculuk stratejisi kullandığı, ayrıca üst sınıf düzeyindeki ergenlerin bu stratejileri daha sık benimsediği bulunmuştur. Bulgular, ergenlerin ebeveynlerine sınırlar koyarak dijital mahremiyetlerini korumaya çalıştıklarını ve bu süreçte aile içi ilişkileri etkileyebilecek çatışmalar yaşandığını göstermektedir. Çalışma, dijital çağda çocuk ve ebeveyn rollerindeki değişimi anlamaya katkı sunarken, dijital mahremiyet, kuşaklar arası iletişim ve aile içi dengeyi sağlama açısından eğitim ve farkındalık çalışmalarına ihtiyaç olduğunu vurgulamaktadır.

Keywords

• Ergen arabuluculuğu stratejileri
• paylaşan ebeveynlik
• dijital ebeveynlik

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