Does Increasing Awareness of Mothers Affect Their Children’s Digital Game Play Routines?: A Quasi-Experimental Trial


Erkut Z., Aközlü Z., Ekici E.

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.1-12, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07370016.2025.2609547
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Biomedical Reference Collection: Corporate Edition (EBSCO), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest), Scopus, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-12
  • Maltepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet


Purpose

This study aims to determine how the Digital Game Addiction Awareness Training (DGA-AT), provided to mothers of sixth-grade students, affects children’s digital game play routines and mothers’ awareness levels regarding digital game addiction.

Design

In this study, the quasi-experimental design with cluster random sampling was used.

Methods

The study was conducted with 73 mothers (education group: 32, control group: 41) from two middle schools in Istanbul, Turkiye, between December 2023 and March 2024. The awarenes levels of the mothers in the control group were measured at the same times as those in the education group.

Findings