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EFFECTS OF AN EMOTION-FOCUSED INTERVENTION ON EMOTION RECOGNITION AND LIFE SKILLS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Sponsor: Çankırı Karatekin University
Summary
Early childhood is a critical period for the development of emotional competencies that contribute to children's psychosocial well-being and adaptive functioning. This study aimed to examine the effects of a preventive emotion-focused intervention on emotion recognition and life skills in preschool children. A pilot cluster-randomized controlled pretest-posttest design was used with 62 children aged 48-79 months in a kindergarten in Central Anatolia, Türkiye. Four classrooms were randomized within two age groups, with one intervention and one control classroom in each age group. The intervention comprised six weeks of emotion-focused activities involving drama, music, art, play, and storytelling. Emotion recognition and life skills were assessed before and after the intervention using Denham's Affect Knowledge Test and the Early Childhood Life Skills Scale, respectively.
Official title: EFFECTS OF AN EMOTION-FOCUSED INTERVENTION ON EMOTION RECOGNITION AND LIFE SKILLS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: A PILOT CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
48 Months - 79 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
62
Start Date
2025-04-14
Completion Date
2025-06-06
Last Updated
2026-10-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Emotion-Focused Intervention Program
The intervention was an emotion-focused educational program designed to support preschool children's emotion recognition and life skills. The program was delivered in a preschool setting and incorporated developmentally appropriate activities involving drama, music, art, play, and storytelling. The activities focused on emotional competencies and the development of skills relevant to children's everyday functioning. The intervention was implemented over six weeks as part of an eight-week study period.
Locations (1)
Private Final Children's Kindergarten
Çankırı, Turkey (Türkiye)