The Effect of Dramatic Play Activity on 3-Year-Old Children’s Pro-Social Behavior

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This study aimed to determine the effect of dramatic play activity on 3-year-old children’s pro-social behavior. For this purpose, a five step educational program including a dramatic play activity was developed. Thirty-two 3-year-olds were randomly selected for this study. Among them, 16 were included in the experimental group and participated in the twice-weekly program including the dramatic play activity for 7 weeks. For the children in the comparison group, the dramatic play component was excluded from the program during the same time period. Through comparisons of preand post-tests for pro-social behavior, an ANCOVA was used to analyze the effect of the dramatic play activity. The results indicated that the dramatic play activity had a significant effect on promoting 3 year-old children’s pro-social behavior. Specifically, among all the sub-factors of pro-social behavior, leadership, helping, communication, proximity, and sharing were positively influenced by the dramatic play activity.

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