Determinants of parenting behaviors of individuals with children in the preschool

Parents play an important role in the development of children. Determinants of parenting behaviors have a critical importance on parent attitudes and behaviors and child development. The aim of this research is to test a hypothetical model that has been developed based on the literature and affects parenting behaviors that have an impact on children's development and behavior. The sub-objectives of the study are to examine whether positive parenting behaviors differ significantly according to the gender, age, job sector and working hours of the parents. The study group of the research consists of the parents who have children in kindergartens in the 2021-2022 academic year. Personal Information Form, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Relationship Quality Scale, Job Satisfaction Survey and Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale were used to collect data in the study. The research was carried out with the correlational model. T-test, ANOVA and Structural Equation Modeling were used for data analysis. The self efficacy predicted the social support levels of the parents. Social support levels of parents predicted positive parenting levels of parents. Self-efficacy levels of the parents predicted relationship quality levels of the parents. Relationship quality levels of parents predicted positive parenting levels of parents. Self-efficacy levels of the parents predicted the job satisfaction levels of the parents. The job satisfaction levels of the parents predicted the positive parenting levels of the parents. In the analysis of demographic variables, it was observed that positive parenting behaviors differ according to parent's age and job sector but no significant difference was observed according to gender and working hours of the parent.