The Analysis of the Relationship Between the Temperament and the Social Status of Preschool Students Age 5
Abstract
This study aims at revealing the relationship between social statuses and temperament characteristics of 5-year-old preschool children. The sample of the study comprises 114 children (70 girls, 44 boys) who
continue their preschool education in the study year of 2017-2018 in İzmir Province, Buca District and their
parents. The research is a screening model study. A correlation analyze was made to determine the
Relationship between social statuses and Temperament Characteristics of 5-year-old Preschool Children. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to test whether the social statuses and temperaments of 5-year-old preschoolers differ according to their sex, working statuses of their parents, the home they live at and family type. In addition, Kruskal-Wallis Test was used to test whether the social statuses and temperaments of 5- year-old preschoolers differ according to the level of education of their parents, the professions of their parents, the number of siblings and birth order. Analyzes were performed using the SPSS 20.0 package program. As a result of the analysis, negative and significant correlations between the social status scores of the 5-year-old preschoolers and their persistence and rhythmical subscale scores were found. Girls’ social statuses and persistence were determined to be higher than boys. Depending on the level of parental education, social statuses and persistence showed a positive reactivity and a negative and significant differentiation. There was a significant differentiation between birth order and reactivity. Children living in nuclear families were found to be more persistent than children in extended families.
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