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Investigating the Sensitivity of Mothers Whose Children Attend Kindergarten Towards Violence Against Children

Author(s): Gülay Temiz, Öznur Güldağ
Subject(s): Preschool education, Studies in violence and power, Family and social welfare
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Preschool period; Violence against children; Sensitivity;

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to investigate the sensitivity of mothers whose child attends preschool to violence against children in relation to some variables. In this study, which was designed in accordance with the relational screening model, 560 mothers whose children attended preschool education and whose ages ranged from 30 to 41 years and above, who were selected by simple randomization method, constituted the study group. The personal characteristics of the mothers in the study group were obtained using the Personal Information Form and the Sensitivity to Violence Against Children Scale developed by Özyürek (2017) was used to determine the mothers' sensitivity to the child. According to the findings, it was revealed that mothers with preschool children had high levels of sensitivity to violence against children, the most important factor affecting the score of sensitivity to violence against children was family structure, mothers' sensitivity to violence against children differed according to their employment status and a number of children, but there was no difference in terms of other variables.

  • Issue Year: 22/2024
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 1-14
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Turkish
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