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The relationship between power sources used by preschool children and social behaviours

Okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının kullandıkları güç kaynakları ile sosyal davranışlar arasındakı ilişki

Serhat Gündoğdu(NEVŞEHİR HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-6841-8890
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777–792
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2026-06-29
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The results showed that children used charisma the most and exhibited more prosocial behaviours.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the power sources used by preschool children and their social behaviours.
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Key Findings & Data:The participants were selected using maximum variation sampling. 262 children attending preschool education in different provinces of Turkey were included in the study.
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⚙️Variables:Güç Kaynakları · Okul Öncesi · Sosyal Davranış

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The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the power sources used by preschool children and their social behaviours. The correlational survey model was used in the study. The participants were selected using maximum variation sampling. 262 children attending preschool education in different provinces of Turkey were included in the study. The Inventory of Power Sources Used by Preschool Children (IRoPUPC) and the Teacher Rating Scale for Social Behaviour (TASB) were used as data collection tools. The results showed that children used charisma the most and exhibited more prosocial behaviours. There is a relationship between the power sources used by children and their social behaviours. The charisma power used by children positively predicts prosocial behaviour, while it negatively predicts aggressive/destructive behaviour and shy behaviour. Reward power and helplessness power positively predict shy behaviour. Coercive power negatively predicts prosocial behaviour, while it positively predicts aggressive/destructive behaviour. Children's increased use of positive power sources can be evaluated as positive because it is a determinant in the formation of successful social adaptation and healthy interpersonal relationships in adulthood.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının kullandıkları güç kaynakları ile sosyal davranışlar arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Araştırmada ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları maksimum çeşitlilik örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilmiştir. Türkiye’nin farklı illerinde okul öncesi eğitime devam eden 262 çocuk çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Araştırmada ‘Okul Öncesi Dönemdeki Çocukların Kullandıkları Güç Kaynakları Envanteri (ÇGKE)’ ve “Sosyal Davranış Öğretmen Değerlendirmesi Ölçeği (SDÖD)” veri toplama aracı olarak kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlara göre çocuklar en fazla karizma gücünü kullanmışlar ve prososyal davranışları daha fazla sergilemişlerdir. Çocukların kullandıkları güç kaynakları ile sosyal davranışlar arasında ilişki bulunmaktadır Çocukların kullandıkları karizma gücü prososyal davranışları olumlu yönde yordarken saldırgan/yıkıcı davranışları ve utangaç davranışları olumsuz yönde yordamaktadır. Ödül gücü ve acizlik gücü utangaç davranışları olumlu yönde yordamaktadır. Zorlayıcı güç prososyal davranışları olumsuz yönde yordarken saldırgan/yıkıcı davranışları olumlu yönde yordamaktadır. Çocukların olumlu güç kaynaklarını daha çok kullanmaları yetişkinlikte başarılı bir sosyal uyum ve sağlıklı kişilerarası ilişkilerin oluşmasında belirleyici olduğu için olumlu olarak değerlendirilebilir.

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Gündoğdu, S. (2026). The relationship between power sources used by preschool children and social behaviours. Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi SBE Dergisi, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 2, 777–792. https://doi.org/10.30783/nevsosbilen.1827129

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