Systematic review of the studies investigating parents' social media posts about their children in Türkiye

This study aimed to reveal the general trends of the studies on parents' social media posts about their children in Türkiye. For this purpose, the National Thesis Centre, Dergipark, TR Index, Web of Science, Scopus, and ERIC databases were searched. In this literature review, 79 studies originating from Turkey were conducted using the keyword "sharenting" and appropriate filtering. As a result of the review, studies that were repetitive, not open to access, and did not meet specified inclusion criteria were excluded. Accordingly, 36 studies, including 12 master theses, one doctoral thesis, and 23 articles, were included in the study. The Publication Classification Form developed by Göktaş et al. (2012) was used for data collection. The findings obtained in this study, which adopted a systematic literature review, were presented with appropriate figures and tables within the framework of the research questions. The study's findings revealed that research on sharenting behavior in Türkiye has primarily been published in the National Thesis Center database, with a notable increase in publications in 2022. Also, these studies mainly employed a qualitative research methodology, utilizing questionnaires for data collection, which were analyzed using content analysis techniques. In addition, special moments such as first step/first tooth, birthday celebration, new year celebration, and graduation/year-end performance were found to be prominent in parents' social media posts about their children. It was found that parents shared these posts for socializing, feeling happiness, exchanging ideas about their parenting, collecting memories, potential commercial benefits, and affirming their parenting. While it was observed that these sharing had emotional effects on the parent, including feeling happiness and having a pleasant time, as well as educational effects, including the acquisition of the information, it was determined that they had the highest violation and the lowest emotional effect on the child.