A Comparative Analysis of Parenting Styles in Turkish and Syrian Cultures
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https://doi.org/10.29173/cjfy30097Abstract
The present study was conducted in a phenomenological research design to reveal Syrian and Turkish university students’ perceptions regarding their families’ parenting style. A questionnaire including open-ended questions was used to collect the study data, and the data were analyzed implementing the content analysis method. The study findings demonstrated that the perceptions of Syrian students on their families' parenting style were grounded on moral-religious rules and indifferent attitude of their parents. In contrast, the perceptions of Turkish students reflected the oppressive-violent and democratic attitudes. The least-mentioned parenting styles were oppressive-violent attitudes by the Syrian students, while the Turkish students least mentioned about the inconsistent and indifferent parenting styles. One of the noteworthy findings in the study was the Syrian students avoided to use derogative words for their families instead they expressed high gratitude to their families.
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