ANNE ÇOCUK İLETİŞİMİNDE ÇOCUK MİZACININ ROLÜ

Abstract

Bu araştırma anne çocuk iletişiminde çocuğun mizaç özelliklerinin etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, çocuğu okul öncesi eğitim kurumuna devam eden 241 anne oluşturmaktadır. Verilerin toplanmasında Çocuklar İçin Mizaç Ölçeği (ÇİMÖ) ve Anne-Baba-Çocuk İletişimini Değerlendirme Aracı (ABÇİDA) kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde, veri eğilimlerinin tahmini için sınıflama modeli ve sınıflama tekniklerinden karar ağacı CHAID algoritması kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda annelerin çocukla iletişiminde çocuğun duygusal duyarlılık, ritmiklik, tepkisellik, yakınlık ve uyum, aktivite düzeyi gibi mizaç özelliklerinin etkili olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çocukların duygusal duyarlılık ve ritmiklik mizaç özellikleri arttıkça annelerin konuşma boyutuna ilişkin puanlarının arttığı; çocuğun duygusal duyarlık mizaç özelliği arttıkça annelerin dinleme boyutuna ilişkin puanlarının arttığı görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte çocuğun tepkisellik, ritmiklik, yakınlık ve uyum mizaç özellikleri arttıkça annelerin mesaj boyutuna ilişkin puanlarının arttığı; aktivite düzeyi ve duygusal duyarlılık mizaç özellikleri arttıkça ise annelerin sözsüz iletişim boyutundan daha yüksek puan aldıkları belirlenmiştir. Son olarak da çocukların aktivite ve duygusal duyarlılık özellikleri arttıkça annelerin empati boyutunda daha yüksek puanlar aldığı saptanmıştır. Özetle bu çalışma, çocuğun yüksek uyumu, günlük yaşam rutinlerindeki düzenliliği ve pozitif duygulanım özellikleri ile karakterize edilen kolay mizaç özelliklerinin annelerin iletişimini olumlu olarak etkilediğini göstermektedir. Bu araştırmanın sonuçları çocuğun mizaç özelliklerinin ebeveynlerin iletişim becerilerine etkisini göstererek, bu mekanizmaların birbirini nasıl desteklediğini anlamada ebeveynlere ve profesyonellere yardımcı olabilir.

Keywords

• iletişim
• mizaç
• anne
• çocuk
• okul öncesi

THE ROLE OF CHILD TEMPERATURE IN MOTHER-CHILD COMMUNICATION

Abstract

This research was carried out to determine the effect of the child's temperament characteristics on mother-child communication. The study group of the research consists of 241 mothers whose children attend a preschool education. The Temperament Scale for Children (TSC) and the Mother-Father-Child Communication Evaluation Tool (MFCET) were used to collect the data. In the analysis of the data, the classification model, and the decision tree CHAID algorithm, one of the classification techniques, were used for predicting data trends. As a result of the research, it was determined that the child's temperament characteristics, such as emotional sensitivity, rhythmicity, reactivity, closeness and harmony, and activity level were influential in mothers' communication with their children. As children's emotional sensitivity and rhythmic temperament characteristics increase, mothers' scores on the speech dimension increase; It was observed that as the child's emotional sensitivity and temperament increased, the scores of the mothers regarding the listening dimension increased. On the other hand, as the child's reactivity, rhythmicity, closeness and harmony temperament characteristics increased, the scores of the mothers regarding the message dimension increased; As the activity level and emotional sensitivity temperament characteristics increased, it was determined that the mothers got higher scores from the nonverbal communication dimension. Finally, it was determined that as children's activity and emotional sensitivity characteristics increased, mothers got higher scores in the empathy dimension. In summary, this study shows that the child's easy temperament, which is characterized by high adaptability, regularity in daily life routines and positive affective features, positively affects the communication of mothers. The results of this research can help parents and professionals understand how these mechanisms support each other by showing the effect of the child's temperament characteristics on the parents' communication skills.

Keywords

• communication
• temperament
• mother
• child
• preschool

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