TY - JOUR T1 - The Effects Gross Motor Skills in Pre-School Children have on Their Peer Relations and Social Status AU - Damar, Mustafa AU - Gulay, Hulya AU - Seven, Serdal JO - Research Journal of Biological Sciences VL - 5 IS - 11 SP - 722 EP - 726 PY - 2010 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-8846 DO - rjbsci.2010.722.726 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2010.722.726 KW - social status KW -aggression KW -Turkey KW -peer relationships KW -Gross motor skills KW -preschool children AB - The purpose of this study is to analyse the effects gross motor skills in preschool children between the ages of 5 and 6 have on their peer relations and social status. A relational survey method was used for this study. A total of 119 children between the ages of 5 and 6, attending a private nursery in Denizli, a province located in the Southwest of Turkey participated in the study. Results discovered that gross motor skills of preschool children have a significant predictive effect on their pro-social behaviour, aggression, asocial behaviour, exclusion, fear-anxiety, hyperactivity-distractibility, victimisation and the peer acceptance levels. The research results are striking in terms of illustrating the effects physical development in children has on the interaction between their peers. ER -