Investigation of the Relationship Between Biophilia Levels and Problem-solving Skills of 60-72 Month-old Children Attending Preschool Education

This study aimed to examine the relationship between biophilia levels and problem-solving skills in 60-72-month-old children attending preschool education. This study was conducted using the correlational screening method, which is a general screening model within the quantitative research methodology. In this study, 305 preschool children aged 60-72 months who were selected by convenience sampling and who continued their education in the central district of Yozgat province participated. ‘Biophilia Scale for Preschool Children’ and “Problem Solving Skills Scale for Children” were used to collect data within the scope of the study. The collected quantitative data were analyzed using the appropriate statistical software. As a result of the data analysis, when the problem-solving skills and biophilia levels of 60-72-month-old preschool children participating in the study were examined according to gender, no significant difference was found between genders. However, the relationship between biophilia levels and problem-solving skills was analyzed, and it was found that this relationship was at a very low level, but not significant. This result may indicate that there is no strong causal relationship between biophilia and problem solving, or that these two variables do not explain each other.