THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ONLINE SOCIAL COMPARISON AND PARENTING SELF-EFFICACY OF MOTHERS

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2023-7

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Çelik Zencir, Aylin

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This study, which adopted a correlational research design, aimed to examine the mediating role of perceived social support in the relationship between online social comparison and parenting self-efficacy of mothers. The sample was recruited with a convenience sampling method, and 793 mothers participated in the study. Data were collected using demographic information form, reworded three items from Iowa Netherlands Comparison Orientation Scale, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, and Perceived Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale. Data were analyzed by using a simple mediation analysis. Results revealed a significant negative relationship between online social comparison and parenting self-efficacy, a significant negative relationship between online social comparison and perceived social support, a significant positive relationship between parenting self-efficacy and perceived social support, and perceived social support partly mediated the relationship between online social comparison and parenting self-efficacy. The findings of the study were discussed by referring to the literature, and suggestions for implications and future studies were provided.

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Online social comparison, Parenting self-efficacy, Social support, Maternal self-efficacy

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/104526

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis