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An Examination of the Relationship between Aggression and Sociometric Popularity in Preschool Children

Okul Öncesi Çocuklarda Saldırganlık ve Sosyometrik Popülerlik Arasındaki İlişkilerin İncelenmesi

Nihal Akalın(NIGDE OMER HALISDEMIR UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-1968-3724
Belgin Liman(NİĞDE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, NİĞDE ZÜBEYDE HANIM SAĞLIK YÜKSEKOKULU)0000-0003-4965-2379
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Conclusion: The research findings can shed light on the dynamics of peer group structures and offer valuable guidance for early intervention strategies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: Aggression is an increasingly prevalent behavioral problem today.
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⚙️Variables:Preschool · sociometric popularity · aggression

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Purpose: Aggression is an increasingly prevalent behavioral problem today. Studies show that aggression can harm children's social relationships, increasing their likelihood of exposure to peer violence and rejection by their peers. Aggressive children are more likely to inflict violence on their peers and are more likely to be exposed to their violence. This study aimed to determine the linear and curvilinear relationships between sociometric popularity and aggression in children. Method: The study group consisted of 420 children aged 5-6 years. Relationships between variables were analyzed using correlation. The effects of gender on aggression and popularity in girls and boys were tested using an independent samples t-test. Then, linear regression analysis and second-order regression analysis were performed, respectively, to determine the effects between the variables. Findings: Aggression scores were found to be higher in boys, while sociometric popularity scores were higher in girls. A significant and negative relationship was observed between popularity scores and aggression scores for both girls and boys. For girls, the linear effect of sociometric popularity on aggression is statistically significant, indicating that aggression levels increase as peer preference decreases. Curvilinear effects are not significant for girls. For boys, both linear and curvilinear effects of popularity on aggression are statistically significant. The linear effect showed that low peer preference was associated with high aggression levels. Curvilinear effects showed that aggression levels increased in boys at both low and high levels of peer preference. Conclusion: The research findings can shed light on the dynamics of peer group structures and offer valuable guidance for early intervention strategies.

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Amaç: Saldırganlık günümüzde gittikçe artan ve yaygınlaşan bir davranış sorunudur. Saldırganlığın çocukların sosyal ilişkilerine zarar verebileceğini, akran şiddetine maruz kalma ve akranları tarafından reddedilme olasılığını artırdığı gösterilmektedir. Saldırgan çocuklar akranlarına karşı şiddet uygulamakta ve onların şiddetine daha fazla maruz kalmaktadır. Bu çalışma, çocuklarda sosyometrik popülerlik ve saldırganlık arasındaki doğrusal ve eğrisel ilişkileri belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır. Yöntem: Çalışma grubu 5-6 yaş arası 420 çocuktan oluşmaktadır. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler korelasyon kullanılarak analiz edildi. Kız ve erkek çocuklarda saldırganlık ve popülerlik üzerindeki cinsiyet etkileri bağımsız örneklem t-testi kullanılarak test edildi. Daha sonra, değişkenler arasındaki etkileri belirlemek için sırasıyla doğrusal regresyon analizi (Adım 1) ve ikinci dereceden regresyon analizi (Adım 2) gerçekleştirildi. Bulgular: Saldırganlık puanlarının erkeklerde, sosyometrik popülerlik puanlarının ise kızlarda daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Hem kızlar hem de erkekler için popülerlik puanları ile aldırganlık puanları arasında anlamlı ve negative bir ilişki gözlenmiştir. Kızlar için, sosyometrik popülerliğin saldırganlık üzerindeki doğrusal etkisi istatistiksel olarak anlamlıdır ve bu da akran tercihi azaldıkça saldırganlık düzeylerinin arttığını göstermektedir. Eğrisel etkiler kızlar için anlamlı değildir. Erkekler için, popülerliğin saldırganlık üzerindeki hem doğrusal hem de eğrisel etkileri istatistiksel olarak anlamlıdır. Doğrusal etki, düşük akran tercihinin yüksek saldırganlık düzeyleriyle ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Eğrisel etkiler ise saldırganlık düzeylerinin erkeklerde hem düşük hem de yüksek akran tercihi düzeylerinde arttığını göstermektedir. Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçları, erken çocukluk döneminde saldırganlık ve sosyometrik popülerlik arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmakla, akran grubu yapılarının dinamiklerine ışık tutabilir ve erken müdahale stratejileri için değerli bir rehberlik sunabilir.

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Akalın, N., Liman, B. (2026). An Examination of the Relationship between Aggression and Sociometric Popularity in Preschool Children. Bartın Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Issue: 3. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.1799451

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