An Examination of Elementary School Students' Parental Style and Parental Internet Style with Respect to Various Variables

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between parental style and internet parental style and find out whether student's parental style and parental internet style differ according to various variables. In this study, survey model was used. The study was performed with 296 students, attending at an elementary school in the second period of 2011-2012 academic years in Sakarya, Turkey. Parental style and parental internet style scales were used. Results indicated that there is a significant relationship between students' parental style and their family's parental internet style. It was also found that students' gender is a significant variable in their parental style and parental internet style. Moreover, it was determined that there is a significant relationship between students' family's parental internet style and their grade at school. Keywords: Parental style, Parental internet style, Gender, Grade, Internet use.