Adolescent Digital Addiction Risk and Parents’ Digital Parenting Awareness and Mental Health Literacy

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Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationships between adolescents' digital addiction risk and the digital parenting awareness and mental health literacy of mothers and fathers. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between February 2024 and June 2024 with 445 adolescent-parent triads, each consisting of one adolescent, one mother, and one father. The data collection tools included a Participant Information Form, the Digital Addiction Scale (DAS) for Youth, the Digital Parental Awareness Scale (DPAS), and the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) Results: The mean total DAS score of adolescents was 24.04 ± 8.10. Significant differences were observed in patterns of digital device use among adolescents, mothers, and fathers. Mothers reported monitoring their children's digital device use more frequently than fathers. No significant associations were found between adolescents' DAS scores and parents' DPAS or MHLS scores. Mothers scored significantly higher than fathers on the beliefs-oriented MHLS subscale, whereas fathers scored significantly higher on the resource-oriented MHLS subscale. Conclusion: No significant associations were found between adolescents' digital addiction risk and parents' digital parenting awareness or mental health literacy.

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@article{turan2026adolescent,
  title = {{Adolescent Digital Addiction Risk and Parents’ Digital Parenting Awareness and Mental Health Literacy}},
  author = {Nazan Turan and Bedriye Öncü Çetinkaya and Burçin Çolak},
  journal = {Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.18863/pgy.1935032},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1935032},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Adolescent Digital Addiction Risk and Parents’ Digital Parenting Awareness and Mental Health Literacy
AU  - Nazan Turan
AU  - Bedriye Öncü Çetinkaya
AU  - Burçin Çolak
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/25
JO  - Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar
DO  - 10.18863/pgy.1935032
UR  - https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1935032
AB  - Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationships between adolescents' digital addiction risk and the digital parenting awareness and mental health literacy of mothers and fathers. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between February 2024 and June 2024 with 445 adolescent-parent triads, each consisting of one adolescent, one mother, and one father. The data collection tools included a Participant Information Form, the Digital Addiction Scale (DAS) for Youth, the Digital Parental Awareness Scale (DPAS), and the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) Results: The mean total DAS score of adolescents was 24.04 ± 8.10. Significant differences were observed in patterns of digital device use among adolescents, mothers, and fathers. Mothers reported monitoring their children's digital device use more frequently than fathers. No significant associations were found between adolescents' DAS scores and parents' DPAS or MHLS scores. Mothers scored significantly higher than fathers on the beliefs-oriented MHLS subscale, whereas fathers scored significantly higher on the resource-oriented MHLS subscale. Conclusion: No significant associations were found between adolescents' digital addiction risk and parents' digital parenting awareness or mental health literacy.
SN  - 1309-0674
SN  - 1309-0658
ER  -

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