Özet:

Caregiver characteristics are determinant in the development of social competence skills, which are of critical importance in early childhood. The aim of this study was to examine whether the parenting mindfulness and psychological resilience of mothers, who have an important role in the interaction with their children in early childhood and in the development of the child, predict the social competencies of their children. In addition, it was investigated whether mothers' mindfulness levels in their parenting, psychological resilience levels and social skills of their children differed significantly according to various variables (age, working condition, level of income, education level, number of children, parenting attitudes of mothers' own parents). Relational screening model was used in the research. The study group of the research consists of 324 mothers with children between the ages of 3-6. As data collection tools, "Personal Information Form" was used for the demographic information of the mothers, "Social Competence and Behaviour Evaluation Scale" was used to evaluate the social competence of the children, "The Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire" was used to evaluate the parental mindfulness of the mothers and "Psychological Resilience Scale" was used to evaluate their psychological resilience. SPSS 25 programme was used to analyse the data of the research which was conducted with relational survey model. The data were analysed using Independent Groups t-Test, Kruskal Wallis H test, Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. According to the findings obtained, it was observed that the social competencies and behaviours of the children differed significantly according to the working status of the mothers, income level, parenting attitude of the mothers' own parents, the number of children, and education level. As another result of the study, it was found that there is a significant relationship between the social competencies of children and mothers' mindfulness and psychological resilience in parenting. In addition, it was determined that the mindfulness of the parents predicted the social competencies of their children. Finally, it was determined that there was a statistically significant relationship between children's anger/aggression behaviours and mothers' mindfulness in parenting and psychological resilience. The findings were examined and discussed in line with the literature, and suggestions were presented to researchers and practitioners.

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