Zihin Kuramı Temelli Duygusal Gelişim Programının 5 Yaş Çocuklarının Duygusal Yeterliliklerine Etkisinin İncelenmesi

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This study aims to examine the effect of the Theory of Mind Based Emotional Development Program (MBEDP), which was prepared to increase the theory of mind and emotional competence level of children with normal development on the emotional competence of 5-year-old children. The MBEDP program was prepared to improve the theory of mind and emotional competence skills of children with normal development. It investigated whether the program developed for this purpose effectively increased children's theory of mind and emotional competence. The MBEDP program used narrative and guided game methods created from illustrated storybooks. The study group consisted of 50 children (24 girls (10 in the experimental group, 14 in the control group) and 26 boys (15 in the experimental group, 11 in the control group) in the 5-year-old age group from three schools (kindergarten, primary school, and middle school) selected by random sampling method among public primary schools with different socioeconomic levels in Edremit district of Balıkesir province in the 2020-2021 academic year. In the research, a quasi-experimental design including experimental-control group, pretest, and posttest was used. In this study, the Personal Information Form, Theory of Mind Scale, Emotion Information Scale, and Emotion Regulation Scale were applied to the study group. In the study's experimental group, a 12-week program consisting of 4 activity sessions and one evaluation session per week was applied to the children in the classroom selected by random sampling. 48 different activities are included in the program. While the program was applied to the children in the experimental group, no action was taken against the children in the control group. The data obtained were evaluated with the analysis program. It was concluded that the program significantly affected the theory of mind, emotion knowledge, and emotion regulation levels of girls and boys in the experimental group.