Studying the Prevalence of Behavioral Disorders among Elementary School Students of Lamerd City in the Academic Year 2014-15
S. Ahmad Hashemi1*, Hasan Khezri2 and Farkhonde Kazemi3
1. Department of Education, Lamerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lamerd, Iran (Correspond Author)
2. Department of Education, Lamerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lamerd, Iran
3. Ma student in Instructional Research, Lamerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lamerd, Iran
Abstract
The present study was aimed at evaluating the prevalence of behavioral disorders among elementary school students of Lamerd city in the academic year 2014-15. This study is “practical” based on the purpose, "field" according to the data type and "descriptive" in terms of implementation. The statistical population consisted of all elementary students of Lamerd in the academic year 2014-15 (2132 people). 322 people were chosen based on Morgan sampling table. In this study, sampling method was stratified random sampling. Rutter’s children behavioral assessment questionnaire was the research tool (teachers’ form). One-sample t test was used for data analysis in two domains. The highest average is dedicated to attention deficit disorder (with T=17.33 at a significance level of 0.001), and the lowest is related to anxiety disorder and anti-social behavior disorder (with T= 4.48 respectively, and both at a significance level of 0.001). All the indicators of behavioral disorders among elementary school students in Lamerd are low and the only problem in the way of teachers and educators in this area is the attention deficit disorder among the students. The high average of attention deficit disorder among students in Lamerd represents a variety of causes in the lives of these students, especially in family life and their relationship with their parents.
Keywords: behavioral disorders, attention deficit disorder, anxiety disorder, disorder, anti-social behavior disorder
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