Özdenetim, Dışadönüklük ve Olumsuz Duygulanımın Çocukların Sosyal Yeterliğine Etkisinin İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışmada, çocukların mizacının onların sosyal yeterlikleri ile ilişkisi incelenmiştir. Özellikle de, düzenleyici mizacın özdenetim dışa dönüklük ve sosyal yeterlilik ayrıca da negatif duygulanım ve sosyal yeterlilik arasındaki ilişkilerini nasıl değiştirebileceği incelenmiştir. İstanbul'da beş ilköğretim okulunda bulunan yaş ortalaması 7.05 SS = 0.88 olan 94 çocuk 56 erkek, 38 kız çalışmaya katılmıştır. Çocuk mizaç formunu ebeveynler ve sosyal yeterlik formunu öğretmenler doldurdu. Çocukların sınıfların içersinde olması sebebiyle, toplanan veriler SAS PROC MIXED aracılığıyla hiyerarşik regresyon modelleri test edildi. Sonuçlar özdenetim ile sosyal yeterlik arasında olumlu ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Mizaçsal özdenetim anlamlı bir şekilde dışa dönüklük ve sosyal yeterlik arsındaki ilişkiyi önemli ölçüdeyordamıştır.. Bu bağlamda, çocukların düşük seviyedeki özdenetim ve dışa dönüklüğe sahip olduklarında sosyal yeterlikleri düşük seviyede olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.. Sonuçlar kapsamında mevcut çalışmanın sınırlılıkları ve gelecek yönelimleri tartışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Mizaç,Sosyal Yeterlik,Özdenetim,Olumsuz Duygulanım,Dışa Dönüklük

Examining the Temperamental Effortful Control, Extraversion, and Negative Affectivity as Predictors of Children’s Social Competence

Abstract

The current study examined the children’s temperament as predictor of their social competence, with a particular focus on children’s regulatory temperament i.e., effortful control as moderators of associations between extraversion and social competence, and negative affectivity and social competence. A total of 94 children 56 boys, 38 girls with mean age of 7.05 years SD= 0.88 enrolled in 24 classrooms from five elementary schools in Istanbul. Mothers reported on children's temperament and teachers reported on children’s social competence. Nested children within classrooms were tested by using hierarchical regression models via SAS PROC MIXED. Results showed that temperamental effortful control was positively associated with children’s social competence. Effortful control significantly moderated the association between temperamental extraversion and children’s social competence. Low levels of effortful control 1 SD below the mean and lower extraversion was associated with less social competence. Limitations and future directions of the current study are discussed

Keywords

• Temperament,Social Competence,Effortful Control,Negative Affectivity,Extraversion

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