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Examination of the Relationship Between Children’s Playfulness and Play Behaviours

Çocukların Oyun Oynama Eğilimleri ve Oyun Davranışları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Hatice Uysal Bayrak(BURDUR MEHMET AKİF ERSOY UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-3996-2402
Serkan Demir(TC Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı)0000-0002-0478-1831
Pages
611–632
Publication Date
2026-08-26
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However, there was a significant positive correlation between playfulness and the social play behaviour subdimension of the Play Behavior Scale for Children Aged 36-71 Months.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines children’s playfulness in terms of selected demographic variables and the relationship between playfulness and play behaviours by employing a survey model.
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Key Findings & Data:The study group comprised 60 children who were enrolled in public preschool institutions in the Çubuk district of Ankara; they were selected by the convenience sampling method.
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⚙️Variables:Oyun · Oyun davranışı · Oyun eğilimi

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This study examines children’s playfulness in terms of selected demographic variables and the relationship between playfulness and play behaviours by employing a survey model. The study group comprised 60 children who were enrolled in public preschool institutions in the Çubuk district of Ankara; they were selected by the convenience sampling method. Means and standard deviations were calculated for descriptive statistics. Independent-samples t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and post hoc analyses were applied for variables that satisfied the assumption of normality, while the Mann–Whitney U test and the Kruskal–Wallis test were used for variables that did not satisfy the assumption of normality. As a result, the playfulness of the children was found to be at a moderate level. No significant difference was found between children’s playfulness levels according to the variables of age, number of siblings, gender, duration of preschool attendance, age at the time of starting preschool education, parental education levels, parental occupational statuses, or socio-economic status. However, there was a significant positive correlation between playfulness and the social play behaviour subdimension of the Play Behavior Scale for Children Aged 36-71 Months.

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Bu araştırmanın genel amacı, çocukların oyun oynama eğilimlerini bazı demografik değişkenler ve oyun davranışlarıyla ilişkileri açısından araştırmaktır. Çalışmada tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Uygun örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak belirlenen çalışma grubu, Ankara’nın Çubuk ilçesindeki resmi anaokullarına kayıtlı 60 çocuktan oluşmuştur. Toplanan verilerin analizinde aritmetik ortalama ve standart sapma, normal dağılım gösterenler için bağımsız örneklem t-testi, ANOVA ve post-hoc analiz; normal dağılım göstermeyenler için ise Mann-Whitney U Testi ile Kruskal Wallis Testi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda, çocukların oyun oynama eğiliminin orta seviyede olduğu bulunmuştur. Çocukların oyun oynama eğilimi ile cinsiyet, yaş, kardeş sayısı, okula daha uzun süre devam etme, anaokuluna başlama yaşı, öğrenim düzeyi, meslek durumu ve sosyoekonomik düzey değişkenleri arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır. Ayrıca araştırma, oyun oynama eğilimi ile 36-71 Aylık Çocuklar İçin Oyun Davranış Ölçeği’nin alt boyutları arasında yer alan sosyal oyun davranışı alt boyutu arasında anlamlı pozitif bir korelasyon olduğunu ortaya koymuştur.

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Bayrak, H. U., Demir, S. (2026). Examination of the Relationship Between Children’s Playfulness and Play Behaviours. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 23 Sayı: 2, 611–632. https://doi.org/10.33711/yyuefd.1941157

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