Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans
Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü, Türkiye
Tezin Dili: Türkçe
Öğrenci: Kübra Ahsen Yeğnidemir
Danışman: Zeynep Temizer Atalar
Özet:
The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between maternal gatekeeping, marital adjustment, and self-esteem with perceived father involvement. In this study, perceived father involvement, marital adjustment, and self-esteem variables were measured through mothers. The study investigates how maternal gatekeeping behaviors change according to the level of perceived father involvement. The sample consists of 152 mothers, aged between 30 and 50 years (mean age = ), who have children attending high school and are living with their spouses. During the data collection process, the Maternal Gatekeeping Scale (Puhlman & Palsey, 2017), the Fatherhood Role Perception Scale (Kuzucu, 1999), the Marital Adjustment Scale (Locke & Wallace, 1959), and the Self-Esteem Scale (1965) were used. The measurement tools were provided to participants in an online environment.
As a result of the analyses, it was found that the encouraging subscale of maternal gatekeeping significantly predicted perceived father involvement (r2 = .055). A positive and significant relationship was observed between perceived father involvement and the encouragement (r = .234, p < .05), obstacle (r = .209, p < .05), and control (r = .201, p < .05) variables, while no significant relationship was found between marital adjustment and self-esteem. A positive relationship was found between marital adjustment and self-esteem (r = .292, p < .05) as well as with encouragement (r = .147, p < .05).
In conclusion, it was found that maternal gatekeeping behaviors are shaped by perceived father involvement. The significant relationship observed between marital adjustment and self-esteem was an expected result in the study. Furthermore, mothers' self-esteem and marital adjustment are factors that predict perceived father involvement. The study focused on the mothers' perspective, but it is suggested that evaluating both father involvement and maternal gatekeeping from the perspective of other family members would be beneficial.