The Effect of Theory of Mind-Based Emotional Development Program on Young Children's Emotional Competencies

Authors : Elif Çetinkaya, Ayşe Dilek Öğretir Özçelik

Pages : 263-285

Doi:10.15285/maruaebd.1398681

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Publication Date : 2024-06-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aims to examine the effect of the Theory of Mind Based Emotional Development Program (MBEDP), which was prepared to increase the theory of mind and emotional competence level of children with normal development on the emotional competence of 5-year-old children. It investigated whether the program developed for this purpose effectively increased children\'s theory of mind and emotional competence. The MBEDP program used narrative and guided game methods created from illustrated storybooks. In the research, a quasi-experimental design including experimental-control group, pretest, and posttest was used. In this study, the Personal Information Form, Theory of Mind Scale, Emotion Information Scale, and Emotion Regulation Scale were applied to the study group. In the study\'s experimental group, a 12-week program consisting of 4 activity sessions and one evaluation session per week was applied to the children in the classroom selected by random sampling. 48 different activities are included in the program. While the program was applied to the children in the experimental group, no action was taken against the children in the control group. The data obtained were evaluated with the analysis program. It was concluded that the program significantly affected the theory of mind, emotion knowledge, and emotion regulation levels in the experimental group.
Keywords : Duygu Düzenleme, Duygusal Yeterlilik, Duygusal Zeka, Öyküleştirme yöntemi, Zihin Teorisi, 5 yaş

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