Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION, cilt.18, sa.03, ss.120-142, 2026 (Hakemli Dergi)
This study aimed to examine the emotion regulation and executive function skills of children aged 48-60 months. The study is a descriptive research in a correlational survey model. The study group consisted of 250 children aged 48-60 months attending preschool education institutions in the centre of Ankara. In order to obtain information about the children's sociodemographic characteristics, an ‘Individual Information Form’ developed by the researchers was used. To assess the children's emotion regulation skills, the ‘Emotion Regulation Scale’ developed by Shields and Cicchetti (1997) was used, while the ‘Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory’ developed by Thorell and Nyberg (2008) was utilized to examine the children's executive function skills. The study revealed significant differences in children's emotional regulation skills based on their family's perceived socioeconomic status and the frequency of reading to the child, but no statistically significant differences based on the child's gender and age. The research results also showed significant differences in children's executive function skills based on the child's gender and the frequency of reading to the child, but no statistically significant differences based on the child's age and the family's perceived socioeconomic status. The study found a positive and statistically significant relationship between children's emotion regulation skills and executive function skills. Recommendations are made to educators, parents, and researchers based on the findings of the study