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Aim: This study aimed to reveal the relationship between mothers' parenting self-efficacy levels and their awareness of child abuse. Methods: This descriptive and relational study was conducted with 283 women between October 1, 2021 and December 15, 2021 via Google Form. The data were collected using the "Information Form", "Parental Self-Efficacy Scale Among Mothers", and "Abuse Awareness Scale Parent Form". The compliance of the data to normal distribution was evaluated with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics (number, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum), One-Way ANOVA, Chi-square test, and the correlation analysis. The significance level was set at p<0.05. Results: The mean age of the mothers in the study was 35.95±6.17, and the average number of children was 2±1. A relationship was revealed between the education level, place of residence, number of children and parenting self-efficacy of the mothers (p<0.05). A statistically significant relationship was found between the knowledge of the mothers in the study about child abuse and their level of education, place of residence, and feelings of self-efficacy about raising children (p<0.05). A weak negative relationship was revealed between the age of the mothers and the Abuse Awareness Scale Parents Form score (p<0.05). Conclusion: The mothers in the study were found to have a moderate level of parenting self-efficacy and awareness of abuse. The mothers with a high education level, fewer children, and living in the city center were found to have higher parenting self-efficacy, while younger mothers were found to have higher awareness of abuse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
