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The research was designed to conduct the validity and reliability study of the “Social Emotional Well-being and Psychological Resilience Scale for Preschool Children (PERIK)”  developed by Mayr and Ulich (2009). The sample of the study consists of 342 children in the ages of 36-72 months attending to the public and private preschools in the districts of Yenimahalle and Altındağ in Ankara. The language validity of the scale was conducted by six language specialists. The items of the scale were reviewed subsequently by three specialists who have good command of the field of preschool education and of both languages. They tested the scale for comprehensibility and checked whether the items correspond to the original statements. The finalized items were filled in by five preschool teachers and it comprehensibility of the items was tested. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was conducted for the factors of the scale and the 6-factor structure in the original scale was confirmed. The fit indices of the scale were examined and the scale was found to have a good and perfect fit. Pearson Correlation test was conducted for the correlation between the factors of the scale and it was determined that there was a medium and high significant relation between the factors of the scale. The Alpha reliability coefficients of the scale vary between .86 and .95. As a result of the study, it was found that the scale is a valid and reliable measurement instrument for the Turkish children.

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