Well-Being and Psychological Resilience in Preschool Children: Value Predictive Effect of Behaviors and Self-Regulation Skills

Year 2022, Volume: 20 Issue: 44, 351 - 383, 25.12.2022

Saide Özbey , Filiz Erata , Kudret Yavuz

https://doi.org/10.34234/ded.1113471

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The research was carried to identify the predictive levels of value behaviours and self-regulation skills in preschool children’s social emotional well-being and psychological resilience. The study was designed in relational screening model. The universe of the research consists of 36-72 months old children attending public primary schools and independent kindergartens in Trabzon province and its districts. The sample of the study, on the other hand, consists of 315 children attending kindergartens affiliated with official primary schools and independent kindergartens selected by simple random sampling method from the population. “Social Emotional Wellbeing and Psychological Resilience Scale (PERİK)”, “Self-Regulation Skills Scale” and “Development of Behavior Values Scale” were used as data collection tools in the research. The scale items for the children included in the study were filled in by the children’s teachers. After the obtained data were transferred to the SPPS 26.00 package program, they were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation test, and simple linear regression analysis. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the well-being and psychological resilience levels of the children participating in the research were high, and there was a moderate positive relationship between self-regulation and value behaviours and well- being and resilience levels; value behaviours and self-regulation skills were found to be significant predictors of well-being and resilience levels.

Keywords

Preschool Education, Child, Well-Being, Resilience, Value Behaviour, Self- Regulation

Okul Öncesi Dönem Çocuklarında İyi Oluş ve Psikolojik Sağlamlık: Değer Davranışlarının ve Özdüzenleme Becerilerinin Yordayıcı Etkisi

Abstract

Araştırma okul öncesi dönem çocuklarında değer davranışları ve öz düzenleme becerilerinin çocukların sosyal duygusal iyi oluş ve psikolojik sağlamlıklarını yordama düzeylerini belirlemek amacıyla planlanmıştır. Çalışma ilişkisel tarama modelinde tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Trabzon ili ve ilçelerinde resmi ilköğretim okullarına bağlı anasınıfları ile bağımsız anaokullarına devam eden 36-72 aylık çocuklardan oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini ise evrenden basit tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilmiş resmi ilköğretim okullarına bağlı anasınıfları ve bağımsız anaokullarına devam eden 315 çocuktan oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak “Sosyal Duygusal İyi Oluş ve Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği, (PERİK)”, “Öz Düzenleme Becerileri Ölçeği” ve “Davranışta Değer Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamına alınan çocuklar için ölçek maddeleri çocukların öğretmenleri tarafından doldurulmuştur. Elde edilen veriler SPPS 26.00 paket programına aktarıldıktan sonra, betimsel istatistik, pearson korelasyon testi ve basit doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, araştırmaya katılan çocukların iyi oluş ve psikolojik sağlamlık düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu, öz düzenleme ve değer davranışları ile iyi oluş ve psikolojik sağlamlık düzeyler arasında orta düzeyde pozitif ilişki bulunduğu; değer davranışlarının ve öz-düzenleme becerilerinin iyi oluş ve psikolojik sağlamlık düzeylerinin anlamlı bir yordayıcısı olduğu saptanmıştır.

Keywords

Okul Öncesi Eğitim, Çocuk, İyi Oluş, Psikolojik Sağlamlık, Değer Davranışı, Öz- Düzenleme

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