DIGITAL FOOTPRINT EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PARENTS

NCT07706738 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: sesen
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 79
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In today's digitalized world, children conduct a significant portion of their learning experiences through online environments. However, a lack of digital awareness among parents can adversely affect both children's privacy and their educational development. To address this issue, this study aims to support children's development within a conscious, safe, and ethical digital learning environment by educating parents on digital footprints, online safety, and responsible sharing. Children, who are not yet capable of constructing their own digital identities, have their virtual personas shaped at an early age by their parents' online behavior. This unmonitored digital exposure can compromise a child's sense of privacy and negatively impact their self-development, self-esteem, and social identity formation. Prioritizing the best interests of the child, this project introduces a parent education program designed to empower families in digital literacy and establish an indirect protective framework throughout the educational process.

Conditions

Parents of Children Aged 3-6

Keywords

child; digital footprint; sharenting; nurse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Sharenting scale

  The Sharenting Scale is a 17-item instrument designed to assess parental sharenting behaviors. The scale comprises four subscales: sharing behavior, social comparison behavior, positive feedback effect, and negative feedback effect. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale, and the items in the social comparison behavior and negative feedback effect subscales are reverse scored. Total scores range from 17 to 85, with higher scores indicating greater levels of sharenting behaviors.

  Baseline and 15 days after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Social Media Addiction Scale

  Baseline and 15 days after the intervention

• Brief Self-Control Scale

  Baseline and 15 days after the intervention

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The startup group was given training as part of the digital footprint training program.

Behavioral: Digital Footprint Education Program for Parents

control group

NO INTERVENTION

No action was taken against this group.

Interventions

Digital Footprint Education Program for Parents BEHAVIORAL

A review of the literature reveals a paucity of research focusing on children aged 3-6, with existing scholarship predominantly centered on primary school students and older cohorts. Implemented with the parents of children aged 3-6 within the intervention group, this educational program aims to favorably modulate the digital footprints of this specific age bracket and safeguard their digital identities. In this regard, the intervention diverges significantly from extant literature.

Also known as: DFEP

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being the parent of a child enrolled in kindergarten,
• The parent uses social media
• The parent uses WhatsApp
• The parent is literate
• The parent can speak and understand Turkish

You may not qualify if:

• The parent has a diagnosed psychiatric or mental disorder.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Akdeniz University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Antalya, Konyaalti

Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Sarkadi A, Dahlberg A, Fangstrom K, Warner G. Children want parents to ask for permission before 'sharenting'. J Paediatr Child Health. 2020 Jun;56(6):981-983. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14945. No abstract available.

  PMID: 32567783 BACKGROUND

• Steinberg, S. (2017). Sharenting: Children's privacy in the age of social media. Emory Law Journal, 66(4), 839-884.

  BACKGROUND

• Talukdar, N. (2020). The adverse effects of family vlogging on children. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 7(1), 749-756.

  BACKGROUND

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: nurse

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 6, 2026
• First Posted: July 16, 2026
• Study Start: March 15, 2026
• Primary Completion: April 15, 2026
• Study Completion: May 15, 2026
• Last Updated: July 16, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)