A Comparative Study to assess the behavioral problems of school children among three generation family and nuclear family in selected community, Thrissur

• Published in: Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research 2022-02, Vol.12 (1), p.86-91
• Main Authors: P. R, Anumol, Prakash, Shirley, G, Drisya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Age groups; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Behavior; Behavior Disorders; Behavior Problems; Behavior Rating Scales; Child Behavior; Child Development; Child Health; Children & youth; Community Relations; Comparative Analysis; Definitions; Diagnostic Teaching; Emotional Problems; Family Structure; Grandparents; Learning Problems; Literature Reviews; Mental disorders; Mothers; National Surveys; Nuclear family; Parents; Parents & parenting; Population; Questionnaires; Sampling techniques; Social Organizations; Social Problems; State Surveys; System theory; Variables
• ISSN: 2231-1149; 2349-2996
• DOI: 10.52711/2349-2996.2022.00018

A comparative study to assess the behavioral problems of school children among three generation family and nuclear family in selected community, Thrissur. The objectives of the study were to assess the behavioral problems of school children among three generation family and nuclear family, compare the behavioral problems of school children among three generation family and nuclear family and associate the behavioral problems of school children with their selected demographic variables. The conceptual framework utilized in this study was Ludwig Von Bertalanffy General System Theory. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples. The participants were 100 children in the age group of 6-10 years, out of which, 50 were in three generation family and 50 were in nuclear family who fulfilled the inclusion criteria at Thrikkur Panchayath, Thrissur. The tool consisted of structured questionnaire to collect demographic data include age of child, gender, religion, occupation of father, occupation of mother, number of siblings, birth order of the child and modified behavior rating scale of Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) and Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) was used to assess the behavioral problem of children. Reliability and validity of the tool was established. The pilot study was done for 10 subjects and found to be feasible. The main study was conducted from 10th February to 7th March 2020.The study findings revealed that in three generation family majority 92% of children had no behavioral problems and only 8% of children had mild behavioral problems. While in nuclear family, 36% of children had no behavioral problems, 52% of children had mild behavioral problems and 12% of children had moderate behavioral problems. The mean score of the behavioral problems in three generation family and in nuclear family was 19.80 and 56.54 respectively. Comparison of behavioral problems, p value of behavioral problem was 0.000 which was less than 0.05 (p value < 0.05). These findings revealed a significant difference in the behavioral problem of school children among three generation family and nuclear family. Association of behavioral problems of school children with their demographic variables revealed that there was an association of behavioral problems of school children with occupation of mother in three generation family.