Research Article

Supporting the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschool Children Through Creative Dance and Musical Stories

Volume: 9 Number: 17 October 15, 2026
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Supporting the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschool Children Through Creative Dance and Musical Stories

Abstract

Aim: The study aimed to support the social-emotional skills of five- and six-year-old children by utilizing creative dance and musical storytelling Methods: The study was designed using a pre-post quasi-experimental model involving an experimental and a control group. The participants were 58 children enrolled in kindergarten at an elementary school during the 2023–2024 academic year. Twenty-nine children were assigned to the experimental group and 29 to the control group. The Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation-30 (SCBE-30) scale was administered to all children as a pre- and post-test. As part of the study, eight creative dance and musical story activities were conducted with the experimental group twice a week over a four-week period. The Mann–Whitney U and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank tests were used to analyze the data Results: A difference in favor of the experimental group was observed on the anxiety dimension. Although the difference was statistically significant, the effect size was found to be marginal. Conclusion: It has been determined that these activities make a limited positive contribution to supporting behaviors associated with anxiety and introversion.

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Supporting Institution

TUBİTAK 2209

Project Number

1919B012305591

Ethical Statement

Hitit University Ethics Committee for Non-Interventional Research 07/12/2023 2023-301

Thanks

We would like to thank all participants and TUBİTAK for supporting this research.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Early Childhood Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 15, 2026

Submission Date

June 1, 2026

Acceptance Date

September 21, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 9 Number: 17

APA
Taştemir, B., Bal Çotur, E., Çakar, A., & Bal, Ö. (2026). Supporting the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschool Children Through Creative Dance and Musical Stories. Journal of Child and Development, 9(17). https://doi.org/10.36731/cg.1960491
AMA
1.Taştemir B, Bal Çotur E, Çakar A, Bal Ö. Supporting the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschool Children Through Creative Dance and Musical Stories. Journal of Child and Development. 2026;9(17). doi:10.36731/cg.1960491
Chicago
Taştemir, Buse, Elif Bal Çotur, Aleyna Çakar, and Özlem Bal. 2026. “Supporting the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschool Children Through Creative Dance and Musical Stories”. Journal of Child and Development 9 (17). https://doi.org/10.36731/cg.1960491.
EndNote
Taştemir B, Bal Çotur E, Çakar A, Bal Ö (October 1, 2026) Supporting the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschool Children Through Creative Dance and Musical Stories. Journal of Child and Development 9 17
IEEE
[1]B. Taştemir, E. Bal Çotur, A. Çakar, and Ö. Bal, “Supporting the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschool Children Through Creative Dance and Musical Stories”, Journal of Child and Development, vol. 9, no. 17, Oct. 2026, doi: 10.36731/cg.1960491.
ISNAD
Taştemir, Buse - Bal Çotur, Elif - Çakar, Aleyna - Bal, Özlem. “Supporting the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschool Children Through Creative Dance and Musical Stories”. Journal of Child and Development 9/17 (October 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.36731/cg.1960491.
JAMA
1.Taştemir B, Bal Çotur E, Çakar A, Bal Ö. Supporting the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschool Children Through Creative Dance and Musical Stories. Journal of Child and Development. 2026;9. doi:10.36731/cg.1960491.
MLA
Taştemir, Buse, et al. “Supporting the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschool Children Through Creative Dance and Musical Stories”. Journal of Child and Development, vol. 9, no. 17, Oct. 2026, doi:10.36731/cg.1960491.
Vancouver
1.Buse Taştemir, Elif Bal Çotur, Aleyna Çakar, Özlem Bal. Supporting the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschool Children Through Creative Dance and Musical Stories. Journal of Child and Development. 2026 Oct. 1;9(17). doi:10.36731/cg.1960491