Evaluation of the effect of parents' phubbing levels on the self-confidence of adolescents

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of parents' phubbing level on adolescents' self-confidence. Method: This descriptive study was conducted with high school students studying at Fethi Gemuhluoğlu Science High School, İbni Haldun Anatolian High School, and Akçadağ Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Malatya province between November 2021 and November 2022. Introductory Information Form, Generic Scale of Being Phubbed (GSBP) , and Self-Confidence Scale were used to during data collection. The obtained data were analyzed with the computer-aided SPSS 24 package program through Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney U, Anova, independent t-Test, Correlation and Regression tests. Findings: A total of 890 students were included in the study. 16.3% (n=145) of the students participated in the study, study at Akçadağ Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, 47.9% (n=426) at İbni Haldun Anatolian High School, 35.8% (n=319) at Fethi Gemuhluoğlu Science High School. 51.7% of the students are females and 40.3% (n=359) of them were 9th grade students. In our study, it was determined that there was approximately 17.5% negative effect between GSBP and self-confidence. It is seen that GSBP reduces self-confidence by 3,1 % (p < 0.05). Conclusion: In our study, it was concluded that as the level of parental phubbing increases, the self-confidence levels of adolescents decrease.