A study to assess the behavioural and emotional changes among adolescent Erayamangalam at govt. higher secondary school
Sathyabama G, Saranya D, Krishnaveni M and Pranesh C
Adolescence is one of the most rapid phases of human development [12]. Although the order of many of the changes appears to be universal, their timing and the speed of change vary among and even within individuals. Both the characteristics of an individual (e.g. sex) and external factors (e.g. inadequate nutrition, an abusive environment) influence these changes [13-15]. Many biological changes take place during the adolescent years. The research design for the study descriptive research design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select samples. Structured interview was used to collect background variable, structured questionnaire for behavioural and emotional changes among adolescent. Data were collected by 80 from rural population at Kondancherry. Present study shows that percentage and frequency regarding behavioural changes among adolescent inadequate (50%) moderate (33%) adequate (35%). It result shows that mean score for inadequate (4.366), moderate (11.9) adequate (18.7) and standard deviation is 5.291.
Sathyabama G, Saranya D, Krishnaveni M, Pranesh C. A study to assess the behavioural and emotional changes among adolescent Erayamangalam at govt. higher secondary school. Int J Adv Psychiatric Nurs 2020;2(2):26-28.