Effects of peer relationships and gender on Turkish children’s language skills

Keywords:
language skills, Turkish children, peer relationships, gender, aggression, victimization
Abstract

The relationships among language skills, peer relationships, and gender were investigated with 236 Turkish children aged between 5 and 6 years. I found that aggression was not a significant predictor of language skills when controlling for gender. Prosocial behavior, asocial behavior, exclusion, fearfulness/anxiety, hyperactivity/distractibility, and victimization variables were significant predictors of the language skills of children while controlling for gender.

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2011-08-01
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