The effect of parenting attitudes on primary school 3rd and 4th year students' digital game addiction

The main objective of this research is to investigate the relation between the 3rd & 4th year students' perception about their parents' attitudes and their digital game addiction. Research is conducted with 144 students at a private primary school in İstanbul. Content of the research consist of Socio-Demographic Information of Attendants, Game Playing Habits, Digital Game Addiction Scale for Children and Parental Attitudes Scale. According to the findings of the survey, there is a significant positive correlation between digital gaming addiction score and parental attitudes perception and psychological autonomy. On the other hand, a significantly positive relation is observed between parent attitude perception score and digital gaming addiction total score and tolerance development in the gaming duration and value allocated to gaming, extreme focusing on digital gaming and conflict dimensions. In terms of, total score of digital gaming addiction and psychological / physiological reflection of deprivation and swept up in gaming, delays in personal and social tasks / duties, tolerance development in the gaming duration and value allocated to gaming, extreme focusing on digital gaming and conflict dimensions, boys show a significantly higher addiction level compared to girls. Tolerance development in the gaming duration and value allocated to gaming dimensions' score is significantly higher among the children whose mothers are high school graduate compared to the children whose mothers are university graduate. Tolerance development in the gaming duration and value allocated to gaming score is significantly higher among the children who are from very high economical level, compared to children who are in high or mid economical level. In terms of delays in personal and social tasks / duties, the score of children who play digital fighting games is significantly higher in comparison to children who play other types of games. Keywords: Mother and Father Attitude, Parental Attitudes, Digital Game, Digital Game Addict.