Investigation of the Relationship Between Music Attitudes and Social Skill Levels of 12-14 Age Children

In this study, to determine the relationship between music attitudes and social skill levels of children aged 12-14 is aimed. The study was conducted on 803 students, 424 female and 379 male, selected from the central districts of Ankara in the 2016-2017 academic year. In the research Music Attitude Scale, Social Skills Scale for Children and Personal Information Form were used. In the analysis of the data, frequency, percentage, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, t-test, One-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD test were used. As a result of the research, it was found that the social skill levels of children increased as their attitudes towards music increased. In addition, children who stated that they played a musical instrument and had a music course were found to have a higher attitude towards music and social skill levels than children who indicated that they did not take music course and attended a music course