Aggression Levels of 5-to 6-Year-Old Turkish Children in Terms of Gender, Age, and Peer Relations Variables

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the aggression levels of 5-to 6-year-old Turkish children in terms of various variables. Participants of this study were 697 children (335 girls and 362 boys) attending preschool. According to study results, the level of aggression in Turkish children between ages 5 and 6 changed, based on all variables in the research. The variables used to determine children's levels of aggression were gender, age, prosocial behavior, asocial behavior, exclusion, fearful-anxiety, hyperactivity-distractibility, and peer victimization.