Examination of the relationship between emotional regulation strategies of 5-year-old children and their peer relationships

Ogelman H. G., Fetihi L.

EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE, vol.191, no.1, pp.49-57, 2021 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 191 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/03004430.2019.1600513
  • Journal Name: EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.49-57
  • Keywords: Emotional regulation strategies, social status, peer pressure, aggressiveness, young children, SOCIAL-STATUS, EARLY-CHILDHOOD, BEHAVIOR, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, ANTECEDENTS, COMPETENCE
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to determine the predictive effect of emotional regulation strategies of 5-year-old children on their peer relationships. The sample group of the study consisted of 95 children aged 5 years (49 (51.6%) girls; 46 (48.4%) boys) receiving education at kindergartens in Turkey. The data required for the study were obtained from children and teachers. 'The Scale of Emotion Regulation Strategies', 'The Social Skills Evaluation Scale', 'The Picture Sociometry Scale', 'Child Behaviour Scale', and 'The Personal Information Form' were used. The results revealed that the emotional regulation strategies had predictive effects on the levels of coping with peer pressure, aggressiveness, and social preference.