Abstract:

The aim of this study is to investigate the predictor of temperament and teacher-child relationship in children aged 4-6 attending pre-school education institutions and to determine whether temperament sub-dimensions vary according to gender and parental education level. Ethics committee approval was obtained for the study.The study group consists of parents and teachers of 314 children, 168 of whom are girls and 146 are boys. The study data were collected in the spring semester of the 2020-2021 academic year from kindergartens, nursery classes and private schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in the city center of Uşak. The data were collected with the Children's Short Temperament Scale and the teacher-student relationship scales. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, ANOVA and regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. According to the results of the research, a relationship was found between temperament, gender and educational status of parents. Research findings show that there is a gender difference in the perseverance sub-dimension of temperament. It was concluded that perseverance and shyness, which are sub-dimensions of temperament, significantly predicted conflict, and persistence and rhythmicity predicted closeness. The findings of the study were discussed in the light of the literature and suggestions were made for future studies.

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