Abstract:

The aim of present study was to examine the association between self-regulation skills and prosocial behavior in preschool children. The study was planned as a associational research and was consisted of 326 children between the ages 4-6 years old who attend pre-school education institutions affiliated to Tekirdağ Provincial Directorate of National Education. In the study, "Personal Information Form" was used to determine the socio-demographic information of the children, " Self-Regulation Skills Scale For 4-6 Years old Children’’ to evaluate their self-regulation skills, and " Child Prosocialness Scale" to examine their prosocial behaviors. As a result of study, it was observed that self-regulation skills of the children were positively and significantly related to their prosocial behaviors. As the self-regulation skills of preschool children increase, their prosocial behaviors also increase. In line with the results of the study, suggestions were presented to educators, parents, and researchers.

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