Emotional and Behavioral Problems Among Children (12–15 Years) of Employed and Unemployed Mothers

Abstract

A comparative study was conducted to assess the emotional and behavioral problems among children (12–15 years) of employed and unemployed mothers, studying in selected schools at Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The main aim of the study was to find out the difference between the emotional and behavioral problems among children (12 to 15 years) of employed and unemployed mothers. Children who are studying in the C.S.I Higher Secondary School, Melur, Madurai District come under the age group of 12–15 years (7th 8th and 9th) were included in the study. A descriptive – comparative design was used in this study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples. Totally out of 60 samples, 30 students of employed mothers and 30 students of unemployed mothers were selected. Conner’s abbreviated emotional rating scale and Achenbach’s modified child behavior check list were used for data collection. The result of the study proved that the children of employed mothers are facing significantly high level of emotional and behavioral problems when compare to the children of unemployed mother. The ‘t’ value of emotional problems of employed and unemployed mothers (12.9) was significantly higher than the table value (2.05) at 0.05 levels of significance.