Investigation of the relationship between the self-perceptions and the mother-father-child communication of 60-72 months children

This study aimed to examine the relationship between self-perceptions and parent-child communication of 60-72 months old children attending a pre-school education institution. The sample of the research, which was conducted in accordance with the relational screening model, consisted of 160 children aged 60-72 months and their parents, who attended two independent kindergartens and a kindergarten affiliated with a primary school in the Yenişehir district of Mersin province under the Ministry of National Education in the 2021-2022 academic year. As data collection tools in the study, "Personal Information Form" was used to determine the demographic information of parents and children, and "Personal Information Form" was used to determine the self-perception levels of children, and the validity and reliability study for 5-6 years old preschool children was conducted by Turaşlı (2014). Demoulin Self-Perception Scale for Children and "Parent-Child Communication Assessment Tool" developed by Arabacı (2011) were used to evaluate parent-child communication. The obtained quantitative data were analyzed through the SPSS 26 package program. In the analysis of the data, normal distribution tests were performed and Pearson Correlation Test was used after it was determined that the distribution was normal. As a result of the analysis; It was determined that 111 (69.4%) of the children had high self-perception and 48 (30%) had medium self-perception. There was no statistically significant difference in children's self-perception according to gender. There was no statistically significant difference in children's self-perception and parent-child communication scores. However; It was determined that there was a statistically significant relationship between mother-child communication and father-child communication at a moderate level.