Research Article

Predicting play participation from parents’ views on play and parenting attitudes

Volume: 7 Number: 28 September 10, 2025
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Predicting play participation from parents’ views on play and parenting attitudes

Abstract

Play begins at home. Parents are usually their children's first playmates from the first days of life. This study examined the predictive power of parents' views about play and parenting attitudes on their participation in children's play. The study sample consisted of 602 parents who had children attending public preschool-kindergarten programs in a city in southwest Türkiye. Data were analyzed by using multiple regression. The results showed that all types of play participation were statistically significantly related to parenting attitudes and their views about play. Democratic and authoritarian parenting attitudes were found to be determining factors, and democratic attitude was the strongest in predicting the level of parental participation in play. Regarding parents' views on play, only the positive play views subscale significantly contributed to predicting all types of play participation. Overall, the results demonstrate that the predictive power of parenting attitudes is higher on parents' play participation levels than their views on play. Implications for future research are discussed.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Early Childhood Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

May 22, 2025

Publication Date

September 10, 2025

Submission Date

March 18, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 15, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 28

APA
Yayla, M., & İvrendi, A. (2025). Predicting play participation from parents’ views on play and parenting attitudes. Temel Eğitim, 7(28), 54-68. https://doi.org/10.52105/temelegitim.1659619
AMA
1.Yayla M, İvrendi A. Predicting play participation from parents’ views on play and parenting attitudes. Temel Eğitim. 2025;7(28):54-68. doi:10.52105/temelegitim.1659619
Chicago
Yayla, Merve, and Asiye İvrendi. 2025. “Predicting Play Participation from Parents’ Views on Play and Parenting Attitudes”. Temel Eğitim 7 (28): 54-68. https://doi.org/10.52105/temelegitim.1659619.
EndNote
Yayla M, İvrendi A (September 1, 2025) Predicting play participation from parents’ views on play and parenting attitudes. Temel Eğitim 7 28 54–68.
IEEE
[1]M. Yayla and A. İvrendi, “Predicting play participation from parents’ views on play and parenting attitudes”, Temel Eğitim, vol. 7, no. 28, pp. 54–68, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.52105/temelegitim.1659619.
ISNAD
Yayla, Merve - İvrendi, Asiye. “Predicting Play Participation from Parents’ Views on Play and Parenting Attitudes”. Temel Eğitim 7/28 (September 1, 2025): 54-68. https://doi.org/10.52105/temelegitim.1659619.
JAMA
1.Yayla M, İvrendi A. Predicting play participation from parents’ views on play and parenting attitudes. Temel Eğitim. 2025;7:54–68.
MLA
Yayla, Merve, and Asiye İvrendi. “Predicting Play Participation from Parents’ Views on Play and Parenting Attitudes”. Temel Eğitim, vol. 7, no. 28, Sept. 2025, pp. 54-68, doi:10.52105/temelegitim.1659619.
Vancouver
1.Merve Yayla, Asiye İvrendi. Predicting play participation from parents’ views on play and parenting attitudes. Temel Eğitim. 2025 Sep. 1;7(28):54-68. doi:10.52105/temelegitim.1659619