Investigation of preschool girls' social competence and behaviors according to father parenting attitudes

This research aims to examine the social competence and behavior of preschool girls according to their father's parenting attitudes. Within the scope of this purpose, it was decided that the research would be descriptive and cross-sectional and was carried out in a survey model. In this context, the population of the research consists of preschool girls and their families, while the sample group consists of 252 parents and preschool children who were selected from the population by easy sampling method and volunteered to participate in the research. The data of the research were collected in quantitative form and the Social Competence and Behavior Assessment-30 Scale and the Parental Attitude Scale were applied to the participants. In the analysis of the data obtained, parametric methods such as independent groups t test, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson correlation analysis were preferred using the SPSS-22 statistical program. At the end of the research, it was determined that the permissive attitude scores differed significantly according to the mother and father and level of education. In addition, it was concluded that the authoritarian and overprotective attitudes also created a significant difference according to the level of education. However, it was determined that the parenting attitude scores did not show a significant difference according to the economic level and the gender of the child. In addition, it was concluded that social competence and behavior assessment scores showed significant differences according to mother and father; however, it did not cause a significant difference according to economic level, child gender and education level. Finally, it was concluded that social competence and behavior assessment scores were positively and significantly related to permissive attitude; however, there was no significant relationship with democratic, authoritarian and overprotective attitudes.