A study to assess the child dissociative behavior among school going children at selected schools, Puducherry
M Dhileepkumar, P Nathiya and Dr. G Muthamilslevi
Introduction: Dissociative disorders arise as the result of trauma and stressful situations. Those people with dissociative disorder may have experienced physical, sexual or emotional abuse during childhood. The children subjected to long-term physical, sexual or emotional abuse or, less often, a home environment that's frightening or highly unpredictable. Psychotherapy is the primary treatment for dissociative disorders. This form of therapy, also known as talk therapy, counselling or psychosocial therapy, involves talking about your disorder and related issues with a mental health professional.
Objectives of the study: The main objective of the study to assess the child dissociative behavior among school-going children and associate the child dissociative behavior among school going children with their selected demographic variables.
Methodology: The research approach used for this study was quantitative research approach. A descriptive research design was adopted for this present study. By using convenient sampling technique, 50 school going children were selected for the present study.
Results: the present study reveals that, majority 36 (72%) had low level of dissociate behaviour, 13 (26%) had moderate level of dissociate behaviour and 1 (2%) had high level of dissociate behaviour. The data shows that there was a significant association between socioeconomic status and child dissociative behaviour among school going children.
Conclusion: The study findings concluded that majority of school going children having low level of dissociate behaviour and some school going children having moderate level of dissociate behaviour. There was a significant association between socioeconomic status and child dissociative behaviour among school going children.
M Dhileepkumar, P Nathiya, Dr. G Muthamilslevi. A study to assess the child dissociative behavior among school going children at selected schools, Puducherry. Int J Adv Psychiatric Nurs 2024;6(1):104-107. DOI: 10.33545/26641348.2024.v6.i1b.153