ERIC Number: EJ1021339
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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A Study of Social-Emotional Adjustment Levels of Preschool Children in Relation to Peer Relationships
Gülay, Hülya; Önder, Alev
Education 3-13, v41 n5 p514-522 2013
The aim of this research is to study social--emotional adaptation levels of 5-to 6-year old preschool children in relation to peer relationships. One hundred and forty-four children aged between 5 and 6 joined in this relational survey study. According to the results of the research analysing the relationship between the social-emotional adjustments of 5-to 6-year old children continuing preschool education and the peer relationship variables; the social-emotional adjustment level can meaningfully predict the prosocial behaviour of children towards their peers, aggression levels and exclusion by peers, fear-anxiety towards peers, hyperactivity-distractibility and peer victimisation.
Descriptors: Social Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment, Preschool Children, Peer Relationship, Prediction, Prosocial Behavior, Anxiety, Hyperactivity, Attention Control, Bullying, Victims, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis, Correlation, Aggression, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey (Istanbul)
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