Özet:

The research was conducted to examine whether the variables of age and gender make a significant difference in the psychological resilience of children and their peer bullying behaviors, and the relationship between children's psychological resilience and their peer bullying behaviors. For this purpose, the research was carried out with 366 children aged 60 months and above, who attended pre-school education institutions in Yenimahalle district of Ankara province, the 2020-2021 academic year. “General Information Form”, “Social Emotional Well-Being and Psychological Resilience Scale for Preschool Children” and “Bully and Victim Child Behaviors Evaluation Form” were used for data collection in the research. The data were analyzed in SPSS program, according to the number of categories of independent variables, with t-test for independent samples and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Bonferroni test was used to examine group differences in significant differences. The relationship between the psychological resilience levels of children and their peer bullying behaviors was examined with the Pearson Product Moments Correlation Coefficient. As a result of the research, it was determined that the psychological resilience levels of the children and their peer bullying behaviors showed a statistically significant difference according to their age and gender. In the study, it was also determined that there was a significant negative relationship between the psychological resilience of children and their peer bullying behaviors.

Anahtar Kelimeler: