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International Journal of Progressive Education 2019, Vol. 15(3) 91-107

Role of Temperament Traits and Empathy Skills of Preschool Children in Predicting Emotional Adjustment

Burcu Özdemir Beceren & Atiye Adak Özdemir

pp. 91 - 107   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2019.193.7

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This research aimed to investigate the role of temperament traits and empathy skills of preschool children in predicting social emotional adjustment. Designed in accordance with the relational screening method, the study was completed with 284 children attending preschool educational institutions in Çanakkale provincial center in the 2017-2018 educational year, their teachers, and parents. Research data were collected using the Short Temperament Scale (Yağmurlu & Sanson, 2009), Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (Balat Uyanık & Özdemir Beceren, 2014) and Empathy Questionnaire (Adak Özdemir & Uysal, 2017). The research results show that there are significant correlations between temperament traits, empathy skills and social emotional adjustment of children. The subdimensions of temperament and empathy significantly predicted the social emotional adjustment subdimensions of family involvement, social confidence, readiness for school and emotional adjustment.

Keywords: empathy, temperament, social emotional adjustment, preschool, children

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Beceren, B.O., & Ozdemir, A.A. (2019). Role of Temperament Traits and Empathy Skills of Preschool Children in Predicting Emotional Adjustment. International Journal of Progressive Education, 15(3), 91-107. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2019.193.7

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Beceren, B. and Ozdemir, A. (2019). Role of Temperament Traits and Empathy Skills of Preschool Children in Predicting Emotional Adjustment. International Journal of Progressive Education, 15(3), pp. 91-107.

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Beceren, Burcu Ozdemir and Atiye Adak Ozdemir (2019). "Role of Temperament Traits and Empathy Skills of Preschool Children in Predicting Emotional Adjustment". International Journal of Progressive Education 15 (3):91-107. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2019.193.7

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