ASSESSMENT OF BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS AMONG PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN RELATION TO CHILD AND FAMILY VARIABLES

Swaroopa rani.B; Dr.Anuradha.K

Volume : IV, Issue : V, May - 2015

ASSESSMENT OF BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS AMONG PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN RELATION TO CHILD AND FAMILY VARIABLES

Swaroopa Rani. B, Dr. Anuradha. K

Abstract :

Behaviour problems among children are of great concern to many educationalists, Psychologists and human development researchers. With increase of more number of mothers working outside and with eaking of joint family system parents and teachers have been expressing problem in dealing with young children. An attempt was made to investigate the relation between family variables and behaviour problems among preschool children.The sample constituted 100 (50 boys and 50 girls) studying in three different preschool settings i,e Laboratory nursery school, Anganwadicentres and Private schools in Tirupati town . Themothers( N=100) of these children and teachers (N=10) constitutedthe sub samples of the study. Data were collected by using stratified random sampling technique. Behaviour Problem Checklist developed (BPCL) by Anuradha and Bharathi(2000), was adapted to suit to preschool children and was used to assess the behaviour problems among preschool children. Results indicated that the intensity of behaviour problems was more for girls than boys. Mothers of lower age (20–25) years rated more(Mean = 98.56.SD=14.984) behaviour problems for children when compared to mothers of higher age groups.