Orta Çocukluk Döneminde Empatik Eğilimin Arkadaşlık Niteliğini Yordayıcı Rolü

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 25 Sayı: 3, 1198 - 1219, 31.12.2024

Yeşim Yurdakul

https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.1476177

Öz

Orta çocukluk döneminde empatik eğilimin arkadaşlık niteliğini yordayıcı rolünün incelenmesini amaçlayan bu araştırma korelasyonel araştırma tasarımında gerçekleştirilmiş olup, çalışma grubunu 9-11 yaş grubu 271 çocuk oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada çocukların empatik eğilimlerini belirlemek için “KASİ Empatik Eğilim Ölçeği-Çocuk Formu”, arkadaşlık niteliğini değerlendirmek için “Arkadaşlık Niteliği Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda kız çocuklarının hem duygusal hem de bilişsel boyutta empatik eğilimlerinin erkek çocuklarına kıyasla anlamlı derecede daha yüksek olduğu, çocukların yaşı arttıkça empatik eğilimlerinin azaldığı görülmüştür. Kız çocuklarının sırları paylaşma/kendini açma alt boyutunda, erkek çocuklarının ise çatışma çözme ve ihanet alt boyutunda anlamlı olarak yüksek puanları olduğu görülmüştür. Ayrıca duygusal ve bilişsel empatinin arkadaşlık niteliğini anlamlı olarak yordadığı belirlenmiştir. Başka bir deyişle çocukların bilişsel empati ve duygusal empati puanları arttıkça arkadaşlık ilişkilerinin niteliği de artmaktadır. Çalışmada ulaşılan sonuçlar doğrultusunda ailelere, öğretmenlere ve yapılacak olan araştırmalara yönelik araştırmacılara önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

empatik eğilim, arkadaşlık niteliği, orta çocukluk dönemi

Etik Beyan

Bu araştırma için Akdeniz Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Kurulu’ndan (Evrak Tarih ve Sayısı: 13.10.2023-757763) etik izin alınmıştır.

Destekleyen Kurum

Yazar(lar), bu makalenin araştırılması, yazarlığı ve / veya yayınlanması için herhangi bir finansal destek almamıştır.

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