Examining the relationship between temperament characteristics and problematic behaviors of 18-36 month-old children

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between temperament characteristics and problematic behaviors in 18-36 month old children. In the research, the relational scanning model among the scanning models was used. The sample group of the research consisted of parents with children aged 18-36 months, residing in the central district of Edirne province, using the snowball sampling method. "Personal Information Form", "Early Childhood Behavior Survey" and "1.5-5 Year Old Child Behavior Evaluation Scale" were used as data collection tools. Pearson correlation coefficient, Hierarchical Regression analysis, Independent Group t-test and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) techniques were used in the analysis of research data. According to the results obtained from the research findings, it was determined that there was a significant relationship between the temperament characteristics with behavior problem scores of children aged 18-36. It has been determined that there is a significant relationship between the emotional and behavioral problems of 18-36-month-old preschool children and their temperaments, and that behavioral problems and temperaments significantly explain them. In addition, it has been determined that as the ages of mothers and fathers of 18-36 month old children increase, the children's introverted behavior problems, extroverted behavior problems and general behavioral problems decrease. While there was a difference in general behavior scores and externalizing behavior problems of 18-36 month old children in terms of their gender, it was found that there was no difference in introverted behavior problems. No differences were found in the introverted behavior problems, extroverted behavior problems and general behavior scores of 18-36 month old children in terms of whether they were born on time or not, whether they attended a preschool institution or not, socioeconomic status, number of children and parents' education level. Key Words: problem behavior, temperament characteristics, preschool