Autor: |
G S Shilpa, Jovita Mathias, Libi Babu, Likhila Abraham, Lintu Susan Mathew, Loolu A George, Loveleen Jenifer, N P Lubaiba, Madhura B, Manu Mathew, Mareena Varghese, Meenu Xaviour |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2014 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 170-172 (2014) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2321-4848 |
DOI: |
10.4103/2321-4848.144328 |
Popis: |
Background: Conflict within home has been found to have a negative effect on many aspects of children′s functioning. The incident rate of abnormal behavior and poor scholastic performance is high among the children with conflict in their family. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of planned teaching program in terms of gain in knowledge of mothers regarding effects of family conflicts on children. Materials and Methods: This study involved pre-experimental one group pretest and post-test design. A sample of 50 mothers was selected by non-probability purposive sampling technique in the Talapady area. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the pretest and post-test knowledge. Results: Regarding effectiveness of teaching program, the overall mean percentage of knowledge score was 46.25% in the pre-test and 80% in the post-test. The enhancement in the mean percentage knowledge score was found to be significant. Discussion: Research conducted in this area suggested that conflict between parents is a consistent predictor for increasing anxiety in children, which needs to be prevented by educating the parents. |
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