Abstract:

The purpose of the present study is to examine whether parent-child relations predict children’s psycho-social development and whether preschool children’s’ parent- child relationship and psycho-social development   differ based on self-qualifications of personnel (child’s gender, child’s age, mother and father education level, family income level and number of siblings). The study was conducted with relational screening model, one of the screening models. Study sample included 210 children between the ages of 4 – 5 that attending preschool educational institutions in Eskişehir. A demographic information form, Parent – Child Relationship Scale, Psycho-Social Development Questionnaire for Preschool Children sub-dimension of Psycho- Social Observation Form were utilized as data collection tools. Data were tested with independet t test, One Way Anova, descriptive statistics, and multiple regression analysis. Results indicate that closeness and conflict sub-dimensions of parent – child relation significantly predicted children’s psycho-social development. Furthermore, it was determined that preschool children’s parent- child relationships scores significantly differed based on mother- father education level,  and family income level.

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