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The study aims to explore the relationship between preschoolers' emotion regulation skills and their understanding of moral and social rules.

Emotion regulation and moral and social rule awareness in early childhood: an exploratory correlational study

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Exploratory study examines the link between emotion regulation and moral awareness in preschoolers, suggesting implications for early education.

The study aims to explore the relationship between preschoolers' emotion regulation skills and their understanding of moral and social rules.
Participants included 45 children attending two public preschools.
Data collected through the Moral and Social Rule Perception Scale and the Emotion Regulation Scale.
Correlation analyses were conducted to assess associations between emotion regulation and moral/social rule perception.
High levels of moral and social rule conception were observed among children.
Moderate levels of emotion regulation skills were reported.
A strong positive correlation (r = 0.78) was found between emotion regulation strategies and moral/social rule conception.

GÜNEŞ et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Exploratory study examines the link between emotion regulation and moral awareness in preschoolers, suggesting implications for early education.