Relationship among Social Skills, Problem Behaviors and Social Competence of Preschoolers

Raziye Erkul*, Sibel Sonmez**
* Department of Preschool Education in Kafkas University, Turkey.
** Department of Early Childhood Education, Ege University, Turkey.
Periodicity:May - July'2020
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.14.1.17189

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reveal the relationship between social skills and problem behavior in preschool children and the relationship between predictive levels for social skills, social competence, and behavior; and also for problem behavior, social competence, and behavior. The sample of this study consists of 44 teachers preschools and kindergartens affiliated to the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) inside the borders of Turkey's Cappadocia Region (Nevsehir, Nigde, Aksaray, Kayseri, and Kirsehir Provinces) who voluntarily participated and filled in measurement tools for every one of the total 594 children in their kindergarten classes. As data collection tools, the "Personal Information Form," "Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scale, and "Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation-30" scales were used. As a result, it was seen that children with high levels of anger/aggression have high problem behaviors and low social skills; children with high social competence have high social skills and low problem behaviors; and children with high social anxiety levels had high problem behaviors and low social skills. Moreover, it was found out that each variables of anger/aggression, social competence, and social anxiety significantly predicted social skills and problem behavior.

Keywords

Social Competence, Social Skills, Problem Behavior, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education.

How to Cite this Article?

Erkul, R., and Sonmez, S. (2020). Relationship Among Social Skills, Problem Behaviors and Social Competence of Preschoolers. i-manager's Journal on Educational Psychology, 14(1), 49-61. https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.14.1.17189

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