Mindful parenting and irrational beliefs of Turkish gifted students’ parents

Year 2024, Volume: 13 Issue: 4, 288 - 307, 31.10.2024

Şule Güçyeter , Faika Şanal Karahan , Seydi Aktuğ

https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.1408996

Abstract

The purpose of this study is twofold, to examine gifted students’ parents’ (n=202) irrational belief levels and the level of mindful parenting, and to investigate whether or not gifted students’ parents’ irrational belief levels explain the parents’ level of mindful parenting. The results showed that the level of mindful parenting was not low and the level of irrational beliefs of the parents were not high. There was no significant difference between the total scores of the Mindfulness in Parenting Scale (MIPQ) and subscale scores that took into account the variables of parents’ educational background and monthly income level. Mothers' scores were significantly higher than fathers’ in one subscale of the MIPQ. With regards to the parents’ monthly income level and educational background variables, significant differences were obtained in the level of total and subtest scores of Parents' Irrational Beliefs Scale (PIBS). The total MIPQ and PIBS scores of the parents showed a significant negative low correlation, and total PIBS scores explained a 4.56% variance in MPIQ scores. As parents' irrational belief levels decrease, levels of mindful parenting increase. In addition, one of the variables that explains mindful parenting is the irrational beliefs of parents.

Keywords

Gifted students, Irrational beliefs, Mindfulness, Mindful parenting, Parents

Üstün yetenekli Türk öğrencilerin ebeveynlerinin bilinçli ebeveynliği ve akılcı olmayan inançları

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı iki yönlüdür. Öncelikle üstün yetenekli öğrencilerin ebeveynlerinin (n=202) akılcı olmayan inanç düzeylerini ve ebeveynlerin bilinçli farkındalık düzeylerini incelemektir. İkinci olarak ebeveynlerin akılcı olmayan inanç düzeylerinin ebeveynlik konusundaki farkındalık düzeylerini açıklayıp açıklamadığını araştırmaktır. Bulgular, ailelerin ebeveynlikte bilinçli farkındalık düzeylerinin düşük olmadığını ve ebeveynlerin akılcı olmayan inanç düzeylerinin de yüksek olmadığını göstermektedir. Ebeveynlikte Bilinçli Farkındalık Ölçeği (EBFÖ) toplam puanları ile ebeveynlerin eğitim düzeyi ve aylık gelir düzeyi değişkenlerini dikkate alan alt ölçek puanları arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır. EBFÖ’nin bir alt ölçeğinde annelerin elde ettiği puanlar, babaların elde ettiği puanlardan anlamlı derecede yüksektir. Ebeveynlerin aylık gelir düzeyi ve eğitim durumu değişkenleri açısından Ebeveynlerin Akılcı Olmayan İnançları Ölçeği (EAİÖ) toplam ve alt test puanları düzeyinde anlamlı farklılıklar elde edilmiştir. Ebeveynlerin EBFÖ ve EAİÖ toplam puanları negatif yönde anlamlı düşük korelasyon göstermiş ve toplam EAİÖ puanları EBFÖ puanlarındaki %4,56'lık varyansı açıklamıştır. Ebeveynlerin akılcı olmayan inanç düzeyleri azaldıkça ebeveynlikte bilinçli farkındalık artmaktadır. Ayrıca ebeveynlikte bilinçli farkındalığı açıklayan değişkenlerden birisi, ebeveynlerin akılcı olmayan inançlarıdır.

Keywords

Akılcı olmayan inançlar, Bilinçli farkındalık, Ebeveynler, Ebeveynlikte bilinçli farkındalık, Üstün yetenekli öğrenciler

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