An investigation into the relationship between self-perception and sexual development in children attending preschool education

AYDOĞDU F., GÜRSOY F., ARAL N.

EUROPEAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION RESEARCH JOURNAL, cilt.29, ss.828-841, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/1350293x.2021.1968466
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION RESEARCH JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.828-841
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Child, sexual development, self-perception, pre-school education, correlation, BEHAVIORS, FAMILY, RESPONSIBILITIES, PERSPECTIVES, ORIENTATION, RELIABILITY, ATTITUDES, EFFICACY, CONTEXT, ALPHA
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, our objective was to examine the relationship between the self-perception and sexual development of children aged between five and six. The study group of the study included 110 children in the five-six age group attending pre-primary education institutions in Erzincan city center and their mothers. As part of this research, the DeMoulin Self-Concept Scale for Children was used to evaluate the children's self-perceptions, and the Family Form of the Selcuk Sexual Development Scale-Sexual Identity and Gender-Related Behavior Subscale for mothers was used to evaluate the children's sexual development. As a result of the research, we found that, in fact, there is a relationship between sexual identity and self-efficacy and self-esteem, which are the sub-dimensions of self-perception. We found that self-efficacy is a significant predictor of sexual identity; however, we could not establish unequivocally that there was a significant relationship between gender-related behavior and self-efficacy and self-esteem.