Research Article

Motivation in Preschool Children: The Predictive Effect of Anxiety Level

Number: 27 February 13, 2025
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Motivation in Preschool Children: The Predictive Effect of Anxiety Level

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the relationship between motivation levels and anxiety levels of preschool children. Relational Screening Model was used in the research. The sample of the study consists of 48-72 months old children attending kindergartens and nursery classes of official primary schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the central districts of Palandöken and Yakutiye in Erzurum province in the fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. The study data were collected using the "Personal Information Form", the "Motivation Scale for Preschool Children" and the "Anxiety in Preschool Children Scale (Teacher Form)". As a result of the study, it was determined that the motivation levels of the children did not differ according to the variables of gender and school type, and the anxiety levels of the children did not differ according to the gender variable (p>0.05), while the anxiety levels of the children differed significantly according to the variables of school type (p<0.05). It was determined that there was a negative and low-level significant relationship between the total score of the "Anxiety in Preschool Children Scale (Teacher Form)" and the sub-dimensions of the "Motivation Scale for Preschool Children" except for Social Persistence with Adults sub-dimension, and children's anxiety levels predicted their motivation levels.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Early Childhood Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 13, 2025

Submission Date

February 14, 2024

Acceptance Date

July 17, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 27

APA
Köyceğiz Gözeler, M., & Özbey, S. (2025). Motivation in Preschool Children: The Predictive Effect of Anxiety Level. Journal of Education and Future, 27, 31-43. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1436993
AMA
1.Köyceğiz Gözeler M, Özbey S. Motivation in Preschool Children: The Predictive Effect of Anxiety Level. JEF. 2025;(27):31-43. doi:10.30786/jef.1436993
Chicago
Köyceğiz Gözeler, Mehlika, and Saide Özbey. 2025. “Motivation in Preschool Children: The Predictive Effect of Anxiety Level”. Journal of Education and Future, nos. 27: 31-43. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1436993.
EndNote
Köyceğiz Gözeler M, Özbey S (February 1, 2025) Motivation in Preschool Children: The Predictive Effect of Anxiety Level. Journal of Education and Future 27 31–43.
IEEE
[1]M. Köyceğiz Gözeler and S. Özbey, “Motivation in Preschool Children: The Predictive Effect of Anxiety Level”, JEF, no. 27, pp. 31–43, Feb. 2025, doi: 10.30786/jef.1436993.
ISNAD
Köyceğiz Gözeler, Mehlika - Özbey, Saide. “Motivation in Preschool Children: The Predictive Effect of Anxiety Level”. Journal of Education and Future. 27 (February 1, 2025): 31-43. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1436993.
JAMA
1.Köyceğiz Gözeler M, Özbey S. Motivation in Preschool Children: The Predictive Effect of Anxiety Level. JEF. 2025;:31–43.
MLA
Köyceğiz Gözeler, Mehlika, and Saide Özbey. “Motivation in Preschool Children: The Predictive Effect of Anxiety Level”. Journal of Education and Future, no. 27, Feb. 2025, pp. 31-43, doi:10.30786/jef.1436993.
Vancouver
1.Mehlika Köyceğiz Gözeler, Saide Özbey. Motivation in Preschool Children: The Predictive Effect of Anxiety Level. JEF. 2025 Feb. 1;(27):31-43. doi:10.30786/jef.1436993

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