Examining the predictive powers of perspective taking skills in the behavior of the 60-72 months old preschool children

The aim of this study was to determine the predictive effect of 60-72 month-old preschool children's perspectives on behaviors. The study was conducted in the context of the relational research model which is quantitative research method. The sample group of the study consists of 116 children aged 60-72 months attending two different preschool education institutions in Antalya. The data of the study was collected by using "The Test of Taking Perspective for Children" (Aslan ve Akyol, 2016) and "Child Behavior Scale" (Ergene, Demirtaş-Zorbaz, Kurt ve Özer, 2018). In the analysis of the data multiple linear regression were applied. According to the results obtained from the research data, it was found that there is a significant relationship between hyperactivity- distractible behaviors and peers and prosocial relationships. Also, it was found that children's ability to take perspective was significantly predicting hyperactivity- distractible behavior and their prosocial relationships with peers. In addition, it was found that there was a significant relationship between girls 'point of view skills and hyperactivity- distractible behaviors and asocial behaviors towards peers, and girls' point of view skills predicted hypercativity- distractible behaviors and peer-to-peer relationships. On the other hand, perceptual, cognitive and emotional perspectives, which are one of the men's perspectives and their sub-dimensions, and their behaviors in the child behavior scale were not found to be significant.