Preschoolers’ Temperament Characteristics and Maternal Acceptance and Rejection Status of Their Mothers

Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine whether there was a relationship between maternal acceptance and rejection and children’s temperament characteristics, and to examine whether children’s temperament predicted maternal acceptance and rejection. The sample was composed of 349 four to six years old preschool children and their mothers. The data were collected using Parental Acceptance and Rejection/Control Scale (Parental Form) and Child Behavior List (Short Form). The data were analysed using Pearson’s Correlation Analysis and the Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. According to the study results, there were significant, correlational and predictive relationships between certain temperament characteristics and maternal acceptance and rejection.