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Social preferences and behavioral inhibition in preschool children: Parent and teacher evaluations

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Social preferences and behavioral inhibition in preschool children: Parent and teacher evaluations

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The primary aim of this study is to examine the relationship between preschool children’s social preferences and their levels of behavioral inhibition, and to determine whether this relationship differs according to various demographic variables. This study was conducted using a relational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The sample consisted of 297 children attending public independent preschools in the Tuzla district of Istanbul, selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the Child Social Preference Scale-3 (CSPS-3), and the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ). Prior to the analyses, the assumptions of normality were examined, and non-parametric statistical tests were employed accordingly. Research findings indicate contextual and conceptual differences between teachers’ and parents’ evaluations of children’s social preferences, suggesting that children may display different behaviors across school and family contexts, particularly in relation to shyness, associality, and social avoidance. Another key finding shows a significant association between parents’ observations of temperament-based inhibition and teachers’ evaluations of social preference at school, indicating that biologically based inhibition observed at home may be a key determinant of social withdrawal in school. Regarding demographic variables, parental education level was found to influence children’s social adjustment and anxiety, while the number of siblings was associated with social preference and inhibition behaviors.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Behavioral inhibition, social preference, social skill, social development, social avoidance, shyness

Etik Beyan

This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of research and publication ethics.

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APA
Gökcan, H. N., & Boz, M. (2026). Social preferences and behavioral inhibition in preschool children: Parent and teacher evaluations. OPUS Journal of Society Research, 23(2026), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1907234
AMA
1.Gökcan HN, Boz M. Social preferences and behavioral inhibition in preschool children: Parent and teacher evaluations. OPUS TAD. 2026;23(2026):1-15. doi:10.26466/opusjsr.1907234
Chicago
Gökcan, Hatice Nur, ve Menekşe Boz. 2026. “Social preferences and behavioral inhibition in preschool children: Parent and teacher evaluations”. OPUS Journal of Society Research 23 (2026): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1907234.
EndNote
Gökcan HN, Boz M (01 Mayıs 2026) Social preferences and behavioral inhibition in preschool children: Parent and teacher evaluations. OPUS Journal of Society Research 23 2026 1–15.
IEEE
[1]H. N. Gökcan ve M. Boz, “Social preferences and behavioral inhibition in preschool children: Parent and teacher evaluations”, OPUS TAD, c. 23, sy 2026, ss. 1–15, May. 2026, doi: 10.26466/opusjsr.1907234.
ISNAD
Gökcan, Hatice Nur - Boz, Menekşe. “Social preferences and behavioral inhibition in preschool children: Parent and teacher evaluations”. OPUS Journal of Society Research 23/2026 (01 Mayıs 2026): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1907234.
JAMA
1.Gökcan HN, Boz M. Social preferences and behavioral inhibition in preschool children: Parent and teacher evaluations. OPUS TAD. 2026;23:1–15.
MLA
Gökcan, Hatice Nur, ve Menekşe Boz. “Social preferences and behavioral inhibition in preschool children: Parent and teacher evaluations”. OPUS Journal of Society Research, c. 23, sy 2026, Mayıs 2026, ss. 1-15, doi:10.26466/opusjsr.1907234.
Vancouver
1.Hatice Nur Gökcan, Menekşe Boz. Social preferences and behavioral inhibition in preschool children: Parent and teacher evaluations. OPUS TAD. 01 Mayıs 2026;23(2026):1-15. doi:10.26466/opusjsr.1907234