Prevalence of Behavioral and Emotional Problems among Omani Children as Predicted by Some Demographic Variables

This study aimed to identify the prevalence of behavioral and emotional problems in children in Oman and demographic variables correlated with these. A random sample of 200 pupils from grades 1-4 in the Governorate of Muscat was selected using the OMBEP measure (Al Said, Birdsey, & Stuart-Hamilton, 2012). Multiple linear regression analysis showed three variables are able to predict emotional and behavioural problems including: the educational level of the father (only when it is below bachelor's degree), the number of hours spent watching T.V., and grade 3 (children in grade 3 are more likely to experience the negative effects of emotional and behavioural problems as compared with children in other grades). However, there are variables that have a positive role in reduction of behavioural and emotional problems. These are: the mother's educational level when it is a bachelor's degree, the existence of a nursemaid, and the effect of having first grade education.

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Parents’ and teachers’ perceptions of emotional and behavioural problems of school-going adolescents

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1156290/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

U. Harikrishnan ◽

Grace Lalhlupuii Sailo

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Emotional Problems ◽

Behavioural Problems ◽

Emotional And Behavioural Problems ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Rural Settings ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Urban Rural

Abstract Self-reported studies alone cannot be used to deduce the significance of adolescent problems. Therefore, the current study focuses on parents’ and class teachers’ perspectives of school-going adolescents’ emotional and behavioural problems. The objectives are to apprehend the prevalence of adolescent problems, comparisons on gender, school-area; and its association with socio-demographic details. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among 19 schools from government-private and rural-urban schools across Kollam District, Kerala. Malayalam/English version of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was administered among a sample of 600 parents and 60 class teachers of school-going adolescents. Gender correlation with parents’ report found emotional problems (P<0.01), conduct problems (P<0.01), hyperactivity (P<0.001), peer problems (P<0.001) whereas in teachers’ report found relationship with emotional problems (P<0.05) and hyperactivity (P<0.001). Multivariate test results reveal that there is a statistically significant difference in emotional and behavioural problems of school-going adolescents based on school area (government-urban, government-rural, private-urban and private-rural). Multiple linear regression analysis on parents reports is significantly predicted with gender (P<0.01), urban-rural settings (P<0.001) and socioeconomic status (P<0.01). Teachers’ report has significantly been predicted with urban-rural settings (P<0.01) and socioeconomic status (P<0.001). Parents’ reports revealed a less overall prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems than teachers’ reports. Female adolescents tend to have more emotional problems and males were found to be more hyperactive. A significant difference was found with the school-area settings and significant association with socio-demographic details of adolescents. More attention is needed for the protection of adolescents’ mental health and fills mental health gaps in services.

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Prevalence of Behavioral and Emotional Problems among Omani Children as Predicted by Some Demographic Variables

Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies [JEPS] ◽

10.12816/0014328 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 587-595

Author(s):

Tagharid T. Al Said ◽

Ian S. Hamilton ◽

Nicola Birdsey

Keyword(s):

Emotional Problems ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Behavioral And Emotional Problems

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Harsh parental discipline and offspring emotional and behavioural problems: Comparing findings from the random-intercept cross-lagged panel model and the monozygotic twin difference design

10.31234/osf.io/mhcdq ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Marie-Louise Kullberg ◽

Charlotte C van Schie ◽

Andrea Allegrini ◽

Yasmin Iona Ahmadzadeh ◽

Daniel Wechsler ◽

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Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Models ◽

Causal Effect ◽

Emotional Problems ◽

Monozygotic Twin ◽

Behavioural Problems ◽

Emotional And Behavioural Problems ◽

Parental Discipline ◽

Harsh Discipline ◽

Panel Model ◽

Random Intercept

Objective. To elucidate associations between parental harsh discipline and child emotional and behavioural problems in monozygotic twins aged 9, 12 and 16 and to compare distinct approaches to causal inference.Method. Child reports of 5,698 identical twins from the Twins Early Development Study (TEDS) were analysed. We tested three types of longitudinal structural equation models: a cross-lagged panel model (CLPM), a random intercept CLPM (RI-CLPM) and a monozygotic twin difference version of the CLPM (MZD-CLPM). Results. Given the study aim to infer causation, interpretation of models focussed primarily on the magnitude and significance of cross-lagged associations. Behavioural problems resulted in harsher parental discipline across all models. In the CLPM, we found bidirectional effects between parental discipline behavioural problems at age 9 and 12. Point estimates of all other associations between parental harsh discipline and child emotional and behavioural problems were in the same direction but magnitude varied across models. In the MZD-CLPM, twin differences in harsh parental discipline at 9 predicted twin differences in emotional problems at 12. In the RI-CLPM, emotional problems at 12 predicted a reduction in harsh parental discipline at 16 within person. Conclusions. Findings can be interpreted as corroborating (but not definite) evidence in favour of a causal effect of child behavioural problems on later experienced harsh parental discipline. Yet, in light of the triangulated methods, results also illustrate divergence in the MZD-CLPM and RI-CLPM outcomes, and underline the importance of a well-defined research question, careful model selection and refining causal conclusions on within-person processes.

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