Attitudes of Fathers Who Have Children in Preschool Period Towards Their Children`s Sexual Development

Authors : Sıla UZKUL, Ayşe Dilek ÖĞRETİR ÖZÇELİK

Pages : 74-87

Doi:10.32709/akusosbil.1079384

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Publication Date : 2023-03-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Sexual development begins in the mother\`s womb and is affected by other environmental factors, especially parental attitude, with birth. This research aims to reveal fathers\` attitudes on sexual development and the demographic variables insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(child’s age, child’s sex, number of children, father\`s age, father\`s education level, socioeconomic level); that affect these attitudes. This study is in the quantitative research approach and the descriptive model. The study group consists of 190 fathers who have children aged 3-6. The data were collected on the internet by using the \`Information Form\` and the \`Parental Attitude Scale\`. While analyzing the data, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Tukey test analysis were used. According to the findings, it is seen that there is a significant relationship between the variables of child’s sex, number of children, father\`s education level, socioeconomic level, and fathers\` attitudes towards sexual development. There was no significant relationship between the age of the father, the age of the child, and the father\`s attitude. It is seen that the mean scores of the fathers\` attitudes towards sexual development are in the range of neutral-positive attitudes. While fathers generally had a positive attitude towards children\`s sexual questions and sexual behaviors, they had a negative attitude towards social norms.
Keywords : cinsel gelişim, baba tutumu, okul öncesi dönem, çocuk