مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Investigation Of Preschool Children’ Behaviors In Terms Of Self Regulatıon Skills

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to investigate the behavioral problems of children whose self- regulation is not developed. This study was designed in the mixed method. The exploratory design was used in which first qualitative and later quantitative models were included. The data of the study were collected from children who attended to kindergartens at center in province of Ankara during the data collection. The quantitative dimension of the study included 64 children as participants while the qualitative data were gathered from eight children whose self-regulation was not developed. In the quantitative part of the study, preschool self-regulation scale was used while in the qualitative part interview technique and “nonexistent animal drawing test” were used. For the quantitative part of the study, survey design was used, and a descriptive analysis was conducted through SPSS 16 package program. At the end of the study, the children whose self- regulatory skills were not developed were mostly found as experiencing problems in violating the rules and ruining the group dynamics categories. In the nonexistent animal drawings of children seven children out of eight were found to be including expressions showing aggression.