Aggression, self-esteem, and resilience among children: A school-based cross-sectional study from central India

IF 5 Q1 PSYCHIATRY
Y. Choudhary, Mohan Kumar, R. Mahore, G. Lanke, Manju Dubey
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Introduction: Adolescence as a life stage is associated with physical and psychological changes with an interplay of biological, social, and environmental factors. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of aggression among children and the factors associated with aggression. Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study conducted in schools of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, between 2017 and 2019 among higher and higher secondary class children. All children from high and higher secondary classes were included, resulting in a sample of 192. Information on sociodemographic, family, psychosocial, lifestyle, addiction factors, aggression (Buss–Perry Aggression Questionnaire), self-esteem (Rosenberg self-esteem scale), and resilience (Nicholson McBride Resilience Questionnaire) were obtained. Results: The prevalence of aggression among children from Classes 9th to 12th was 49.5%; physical aggression was 42.7%, verbal aggression was 31.8%, anger was 44.3%, and hostility was 44.8%. Almost half (44.3%) of the children had self-esteem and only 1.6% of children had an established level of resilience. Of the sociodemographic factors considered, type of school, gender, parents' education; of the family factors considered, family members taking alcohol/drugs, parents having frequent arguments, parents hitting children and using abusive language; of the psychosocial, lifestyle and addiction factors considered, feeling neglected, grade, watching TV and practice of reading books were significantly associated with the presence of aggression in children (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Overall findings suggest the need for strengthening life skills education, positive immediate environment, coping at the individual level, social intelligence, and cautious approach toward boosting self-esteem.
儿童的攻击性、自尊和适应力:一项来自印度中部的基于学校的横断面研究
青春期作为一个生命阶段,与生理和心理变化有关,是生物、社会和环境因素相互作用的结果。本研究的目的是确定儿童中攻击行为的普遍性以及与攻击行为相关的因素。方法:这是一项分析性横断面研究,于2017年至2019年在印度中央邦博帕尔的学校中对高中和高中班的儿童进行了研究。所有来自高中和高中的孩子都被包括在内,总共有192个样本。获得社会人口学、家庭、心理社会、生活方式、成瘾因素、攻击(Buss-Perry攻击问卷)、自尊(Rosenberg自尊量表)和心理弹性(Nicholson McBride心理弹性问卷)等方面的信息。结果:9 ~ 12班儿童攻击行为发生率为49.5%;肢体攻击占42.7%,言语攻击占31.8%,愤怒占44.3%,敌意占44.8%。几乎一半(44.3%)的孩子有自尊,只有1.6%的孩子有一定的适应能力。在考虑的社会人口因素中,学校类型、性别、父母的教育程度;在考虑的家庭因素中,家庭成员酗酒/吸毒、父母经常争吵、父母打孩子和使用辱骂性语言;在心理社会、生活方式和成瘾因素中,被忽视感、年级、看电视和阅读习惯与儿童攻击行为存在显著相关(P < 0.05)。结论:总体研究结果表明,需要加强生活技能教育,积极的即时环境,个人层面的应对,社会智力和谨慎的方法来提高自尊。
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Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior
Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior Social Sciences-Health (social science)
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