scholarly journals Associations of Emotional Behavior with Nutritional Status and Lifestyle Habits among Schoolchildren Aged 5–10 Years in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (19) ◽  
pp. 10332
Author(s):  
Chisa Shinsugi ◽  
Deepa Gunasekara ◽  
Hidemi Takimoto
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Emotional Behavior ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Lifestyle Habits ◽  
Breakfast Skipping ◽  
Intensity Physical Activity ◽  
The Mean

We aimed to examine the relationships of lifestyle habits and nutritional status with emotional behavior among schoolchildren in Sri Lanka. Five hundred and eight schoolchildren (195 boys and 313 girls) aged 5–10 years were included. Emotional and behavioral problems were assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Nutritional status was used for body mass index-for-age z-score. Breakfast consumption, daily moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), wake-up time, and bedtime were considered lifestyle habits. The mean total difficulties score ± standard deviation was 12.0 ± 5.3, and the mean prosocial behavior score was 7.4 ± 1.9. In total, 89.2% children ate breakfast, and 41.3% engaged in at least 60 min of MVPA per day. After adjustment for confounding factors, multiple logistic regression analyses showed that breakfast skipping was associated with high scores on conduct problems (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.95, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.50 to 5.77, p < 0.01) and that late bedtime was related to low prosocial behavior scores (aOR = 2.43, 95% CI: 1.17 to 5.03, p < 0.05). Our findings suggest that promoting regular lifestyle habits helps reduce psychological difficulties in schoolchildren. However, further research, including longitudinal studies, are required to identify the mechanism underlying this relationship.

Evaluation of the relationship between emotional and behavioral problems and quality of life of adolescents in school

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 655-663
Author(s):  
Ayla Hendekçi ◽  
Sonay Bilgin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Subscale Score ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
School Age ◽  
Quality Of Life Inventory ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

This study was conducted to determine the quality of life and difficulties of adolescents in school age. This descriptive study was conducted in a city center three secondary School. Similarly from each school 114,114,116 people participated in the study, 4 students could not be included in the study due to insufficient data and the study was completed with 344 students. Questionnaire developed by the researcher, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) were used for data collection. Research was completed in line with the ethical principles. According to the evaluations, it was observed that 50.6% of the students was 13 years old, 52% was male, and 53.5% was in the seventh grade. The total score average for PedsQL was 81.58 ± 13.65, and the mean total score for SDQ was 25.02 ± 4.813. A positive and significant correlation was found between “behavioral problems” subscale score of the SDQ and all subscales of PedsQL except the “physical health” subscale as well as the positive and significant correlation between the mean total scores of PedsQL and SDQ. It was observed that the quality of life of the students is affected negatively as the difficulties experienced during adolescence increase. Some recommendations were made to reveal the problems experienced by school-age adolescents and to increase their quality of life.

scholarly journals Nutritional Status and Additional Expenditure on Food During Pregnancy: Evidence From the Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 754-754
Author(s):  
Sajaan Gunarathne ◽  
Nuwan Wickramasinghe ◽  
Thilini Agampodi ◽  
Indika Prasanna ◽  
Suneth Agampodi
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Additional Food ◽  
Pregnancy Cohort ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Poor Nutritional Status ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Objectives Adherence to specific food consumption patterns is essential for pregnant women to meet the nutritional needs and more concern is required for those who have poor nutritional status. We assessed the nutritional status and the pregnancy-related additional food expenditure (PAFE) during pregnancy in rural Sri Lanka. Methods The study was a part of Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort, a prospective cohort conducted in Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka in 2019. Participants were recruited in the 1st trimester and followed up monthly until delivery. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on household economic status and anthropometric measurements. Results Data of 1062 and 169 pregnant mothers were analyzed for the 2nd and 3rd trimesters. The mean (SD) age was 28.3 (5.6) years. The mean (SD) monthly household income and the expenditure were USD 262.47 (194.92) and USD 169.04 (113.49) respectively. The mean (SD) PAFE during the 2nd and 3rd trimesters were USD 11.23 (9.84) and USD 8.69 (7.18) [t(47) = 1.116, p = 0.270]. There were statistically significant differences in PAFE across 2nd [F(4,592) = 6.272, p = 0.001] and 3rd trimesters [F(4,61) = 2.697, p = 0.039]. The shares of PAFE out of the total household expenditure were 6.1% and 5.3%. Of the sample, 16.5% of women (n = 167) were in the underweight category (BMI &lt; 18.5). There were no statistically significant differences of PAFE between underweight group [Mean (SD) = 10.73 (8.29)] and others [Mean (SD) = 11.47 (10.39)] in the 2nd trimester [t(667) = -0.702, p = 0.483] and in the 3rd trimester [t(62) = -0.487, p = 0.628]. Of the underweight mothers, 65% were below the middle-income group (income &lt; USD 232.60) and spend the lowest amount per month (M = USD 8.15, SD = 4.55) among other income groups. There is a statistically significant difference of PAFE among different income quintiles in the 2nd trimester [F(4,592) = 6.272, P = 0.001] and in the 3rd trimester [F(4,61) = 2.697, P = 0.039]. Conclusions Even though more concern needs to be towards the mothers under poor nutritional status, there was no significant difference of PAFE among mothers with different nutritional status. The possible reason would be the lack of affordability due to poor income status since spending the lowest amount for PAFE than others. Funding Sources Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD), World Bank.

scholarly journals Influence of Organizational Care and Support on Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Sheltered Street Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarvani
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Street Children ◽  
Attention Problems ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Youth Self Report ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
Rule Breaking ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Government

The present study is to find out the influence of organizational care and support on emotional and behavioral problems of sheltered street children. The sample consist 444 respondents. 176 are from government shelters, and 268 are from non¬ government shelters. For this purpose of investigation Revised Youth Self Report (RYSR), which is a revised form of Youth Self Report (YSR) is an English form of age 11-18 years, devised by Achenbach and Rescorla (2001) and Organizational care and support developed by researcher were used. The data obtained were analyzed through t- test to know the mean difference between the government and non government groups. The street children in government shelters have more behavioral problems such as anxiety, withdrawal, somatic problems, social problems, thought problems, attention problems, rule breaking behavior and aggression than non government sheltered street children. Government sheltered street children have more health problems, and less social support than non government sheltered street children.

P01-299-Behavioral characteristics of bullies, victims and bully/victims

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 300-301
Author(s):  
K. Inoko ◽  
T. Aoki ◽  
K. Kodaira ◽  
M. Osawa
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Behavioral Characteristics ◽  
Bully Victims ◽  
Being Bullied ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Image Position

IntroductionBulling is related with emotional and behavioral problems.ObjectivesTo investigate the behavioral characteristics of pure bullies, pure victims, bully/victims, pure witness and children with no involvement.MethodsSubjects were 112 children (6–13 years old). They completed questionnaire regarding acting the bully, being bullied and seeing someone bullied (Bully-victim-witness questionnaire). The questionnaire includes 5 psychological bully questions, 5 being bullied and 5 seeing bullies, respectively. Their parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).Results112 children were divided into pure bullies (n = 12), pure victims (n = 30), bully/victims (n = 40), pure witnesses (n = 9) and children who were not involved (n = 21). The figure shows the mean scores of CBCL of pure bullies, pure victims, bully/victims and pure witnesses. The mean CBCL (withdrawal, social problems, attention and aggression) scores of bully/victims were higher than other groups.[Figure 1]ConclusionsWe have to pay attention to the behavior problems of bully/victims, and the children with behavioral problems should be concerned about bullying problems.

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