Behavioral Problems Faced By The Children Of Working And Non-Working Mothers

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Mr. Narendra Dattatray Bhandari, Mrs. Rohini Dani

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The study was undertaken to study to assess the behavioral problems faced by the children of working and non-working mothers in selected schools of Sangli Miraj Kupwad corporation area. The study objectives are to identify the behavioral problems faced by children of working mothers, to identify the behavioral problems faced by children of non-working mothers, to compare the behavioral problems faced by children of working and non-working mothers respectively. A Comparative descriptive study was conducted to assess the behavioral problems faced by the children of working and non-working mothers from selected schools. Total 304 samples were selected by using Non-probability convenience sampling method. 152 samples were children of working mothers and 152 samples were children of non-working mothers with behavioural problems. The data was collected from school children age group of 11 to 15 years. Structured behavioural problem assessment scale was used toassess behavioral problems. It is composed of 40 items, which covers 8 domains: Anxiety, Aggression, Destructive behavior, Deceitful behavior, Inattention, Impulsivity, Introvert and Bullying. Study findings revealed that the behavioural problems are there with every child, but the severity was more in children of working mothers. Domains such as Anxiety, Aggression, Deceitful behaviour, Inattention, Impulsivity were found mostly at a moderate level in children of working mothers, whereas it was at a mild level in children of non-working mothers, except impulsivity. Destructive behaviour and Bullying were in the mild category in children of working mothers, but Impulsivity and Bullying were in the moderate category in children of non-working mothers. A comparison between children of working and non-working was done by using an unpaired ‘t’ test. The results showed there is significant between children of working and non-working mothers.

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