مستوى انتشار المشكلات السلوكية لدى تلاميذ المرحلة الابتدائية في مدارس دولة الكويت من وجهة نظر معلميهم

Abstract EN

This study aimed to identify common behavioral problems among primary school pupils from the teachers' perspectives in the State of Kuwait.

A questionare survey was developed by the researcher covering five domains: poor dispersion of attention, repeated absence, troubled relations with teachers and peers, responding to teachers' instructions, and hyperactivity.

The questionnaire was conducted on a sample of (360) male and female teachers who were randomly selected.

The results of the study indicated that the level of behavioral problems was moderate, and that male pupils were found to have more behavioral problems than their female counterparts.

Statistically, significant differences were found between age groups (10,11,12) years, in favor of (10) years students compared to (11, 12) years old pupils.

The study concluded that the need for more collaboration between parents, teachers, and school administration to monitor the behaviors of children and to identify the most important negative behavioral problems among these pupils and address them.