Parents' and teachers' perceptions of emotional and behavioral problems in school-going adolescents
Introduction: Parents and teachers are the primary consultants to understand the emotional and behavioral problems of school-going adolescents. The current study focuses on parents' and class teachers' perspectives of school-going adolescents' emotional and behavioral problems. Materi...
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| description | Introduction: Parents and teachers are the primary consultants to understand the emotional and behavioral problems of school-going adolescents. The current study focuses on parents' and class teachers' perspectives of school-going adolescents' emotional and behavioral problems.
Material and Methods: 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 was administered among a sample of 600 parents and 60 class teachers of school-going adolescents.
Results: Multiple linear regression analysis showed that parents' reports is significantly predicted by gender (P < 0.01), urban-rural settings (P < 0.001) and socioeconomic status (P < 0.01). Teachers' reports have significantly been predicted by urban-rural settings (P < 0.01) and socioeconomic status (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: More attention is needed for the protection of adolescent's mental health and fills mental health gaps in services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4685ab65b65440ac85b37ce1f42677dd2023-03-21T08:41:49ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community and Family Medicine2395-21132022-01-0181636610.4103/ijcfm.ijcfm_73_21Parents' and teachers' perceptions of emotional and behavioral problems in school-going adolescentsU HarikrishnanGrace Lalhlupuii SailoIntroduction: Parents and teachers are the primary consultants to understand the emotional and behavioral problems of school-going adolescents. The current study focuses on parents' and class teachers' perspectives of school-going adolescents' emotional and behavioral problems. Material and Methods: 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 was administered among a sample of 600 parents and 60 class teachers of school-going adolescents. Results: Multiple linear regression analysis showed that parents' reports is significantly predicted by gender (P < 0.01), urban-rural settings (P < 0.001) and socioeconomic status (P < 0.01). Teachers' reports have significantly been predicted by urban-rural settings (P < 0.01) and socioeconomic status (P < 0.001). Conclusion: More attention is needed for the protection of adolescent's mental health and fills mental health gaps in services.http://www.ijcfm.org/article.asp?issn=2395-2113;year=2022;volume=8;issue=1;spage=63;epage=66;aulast=Harikrishnanemotional and behavioral problemsparents' and teachers' perceptionschool-going adolescents |
| spellingShingle | U Harikrishnan Grace Lalhlupuii Sailo Parents' and teachers' perceptions of emotional and behavioral problems in school-going adolescents Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine emotional and behavioral problems parents' and teachers' perception school-going adolescents |
| title | Parents' and teachers' perceptions of emotional and behavioral problems in school-going adolescents |
| title_full | Parents' and teachers' perceptions of emotional and behavioral problems in school-going adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Parents' and teachers' perceptions of emotional and behavioral problems in school-going adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parents' and teachers' perceptions of emotional and behavioral problems in school-going adolescents |
| title_short | Parents' and teachers' perceptions of emotional and behavioral problems in school-going adolescents |
| title_sort | parents and teachers perceptions of emotional and behavioral problems in school going adolescents |
| topic | emotional and behavioral problems parents' and teachers' perception school-going adolescents |
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