Personality predictors of vandal activity at preschool age

Abstract

The article describes the causes of children's vandal activity at preschool age. Among others, one of the most important problems is to reveal children's inability to show pro-social self-realization in conditions of preschool. The results of the study (expert assessment of the behavior of 65 preschoolers aged 4-6 years old who attend kindergarten), define the basic personality predictors of vandal activity, which include focus on high performance, low personal resources and high behavioral activity. The article suggests that through cooperative efforts by parents and educators will create situations of success for preventing vandalism in children. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.