The Effect of Theory of Mind-Based Emotional Development Program on Young Children's Emotional Competencies

Öz

This study aims to examine the effect of the Theory of Mind Based Emotional Development Program (MBEDP), which was prepared to increase the theory of mind and emotional competence level of children with normal development on the emotional competence of 5-year-old children. It investigated whether the program developed for this purpose effectively increased children's theory of mind and emotional competence. The MBEDP program used narrative and guided game methods created from illustrated storybooks. In the research, a quasi-experimental design including experimental-control group, pretest, and posttest was used. In this study, the Personal Information Form, Theory of Mind Scale, Emotion Information Scale, and Emotion Regulation Scale were applied to the study group. In the study's experimental group, a 12-week program consisting of 4 activity sessions and one evaluation session per week was applied to the children in the classroom selected by random sampling. 48 different activities are included in the program. While the program was applied to the children in the experimental group, no action was taken against the children in the control group. The data obtained were evaluated with the analysis program. It was concluded that the program significantly affected the theory of mind, emotion knowledge, and emotion regulation levels in the experimental group.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Emotion Regulation
• Emotional Competence
• Emotional Intelligence
• Storyline
• Theory of Mind
• 5 years old

Zihin Kuramı Temelli Duygusal Gelişim Programının 5 Yaş Çocuklarının Duygusal Yeterliliklerine Etkisinin İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışma, normal gelişim gösteren çocukların zihin kuramı ve duygusal yeterlilik düzeyini artırmak amacıyla hazırlanan Zihin Kuramı Temelli Duygusal Gelişim Programının (MBEDP) 5 yaş çocuklarının duygusal yeterliliği üzerindeki etkisini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla geliştirilen programın çocukların zihin kuramı becerilerini ve duygusal yeterliliğini etkili bir şekilde arttırıp artırmadığını araştırılmıştır. MBEDP programı, resimli hikaye kitaplarından oluşturularak hazırlanan öyküleştirme yöntemi ve rehberli oyun yöntemleri bir arada kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada deney-kontrol gruplu, ön test ve son testten oluşan yarı deneysel desen kullanılmıştır. Bu araştırmada çalışma grubuna Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Zihin Kuramı Ölçeği, Duygu Bilgi Ölçeği ve Duygu Düzenleme Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın deney grubunda tesadüfi örnekleme yoluyla seçilen sınıftaki çocuklara 4 etkinlik oturumu ve haftada bir değerlendirme oturumundan oluşan 12 haftalık bir program uygulanmıştır. Programda 48 farklı etkinliğe yer verilmiştir. Program süresince deney grubundaki çocuklara uygulanırken kontrol grubundaki çocuklara herhangi bir işlem yapılmamıştır. Elde edilen veriler analiz programı ile değerlendirilmiştir. Programın deney grubundaki zihin kuramı becerilerini, duygu bilgisi ve duygu düzenleme düzeylerini anlamlı düzeyde etkilediği sonucuna varılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Duygu Düzenleme
• Duygusal Yeterlilik
• Duygusal Zeka
• Öyküleştirme yöntemi
• Zihin Teorisi
• 5 yaş

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