Investigation of Moral and Social Rule Perceptions, Prosocial Behaviors and Emotion Regulation Skills of 60-72 Months-Old Children Attending Preschool Education Institution.

Authors : Ali ÖZCAN, Abide GÜNGÖR AYTAR

Pages : 142-162

Doi:10.19126/suje.1069780

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Publication Date : 2023-09-10

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The present study was conducted with the aim of examining the relationships between the prosocial behaviors and emotion regulation skills of children aged 60-72 months attending pre-school educational institutions and their conceptions of moral and social rules. The sample group consists of 423 children insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(200 female and 223 male); aged 60-72 months and their families, selected among students attending kindergartens and pre-schools in Merkezefendi, Pamukkale, Tavas and Kale districts of the Denizli province using the Simple Random Cluster Sampling method in Turkiye. The \`Preschool Children\`s Conceptions of Moral and Social Rules\` scale was used to evaluate the conceptions of the children regarding moral and social rules while the \`Prosocial Behavior Scale\` and the \`Emotion Regulation Checklist\` were used to evaluate their prosocial behaviors and emotion regulation skills, respectively. The data were analyzed using the t-test and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r); techniques. The study\`s findings revealed that a significant relationship between the variables of prosocial behaviors, emotion regulation and the conception of moral and social rules. The findings obtained from the analysis in this study were discussed within the scope of related studies in the literature and various suggestions were made for future studies within the framework of the conclusions reached.
Keywords : Pre School period, moral and social rules, prosocial behavior, emotion regulation

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