The Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation on Shyness and Internalizing Behavior of Turkish Preschool Children

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dc.contributor.authorUlker, Pelin
dc.contributor.authorMetin Aslan, Ozge
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:31:25Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:31:25Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe present study examined the moderating effect of children's emotion regulation on the relations between shyness and internalizing behavior in Turkish preschool children. Participants were N = 222 children (M = 58.20 months, SD = 11.24, 116 girls, 106 boys) attending five public kindergartens in Turkey. Mothers provided ratings of children's shyness and emotion regulation; teachers assessed children's internalizing behavior. Results indicated that shyness was positively associated with internalizing behavior and negatively associated with emotion regulation among Turkish preschool children. Moreover, children's emotion regulation significantly moderated the relationship between shyness and internalizing behavior. Specifically, among children with lower levels of emotion regulation, shyness was significantly and positively associated with internalizing behaviors while among children with higher levels of emotion regulation, shyness was not associated with internalizing behaviors. The current findings inform that the importance of improving children's emotional regulation to buffer the internalizing behaviors among Turkish shyness young children. The findings also highlight the importance of considering the meaning and implication of shyness for preschool children.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00221325.2024.2390451
dc.identifier.endpage84
dc.identifier.issn0022-1325
dc.identifier.issn1940-0896
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid39150165
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85201290756
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage73
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2024.2390451
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5851
dc.identifier.volume186
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001291927000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Genetic Psychology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjectEmotional regulation
dc.subjectinternalizing behavior
dc.subjectshyness
dc.titleThe Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation on Shyness and Internalizing Behavior of Turkish Preschool Children
dc.typeArticle

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