Idris, Idayu B. (2013) A longitudinal study of emotional and behavioural problems among Malaysian school children with a nested evaluation of a parenting programme. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

Background: Emotional and behavioural problem in children and adolescence is an
important public health issues. However, there is currently limited epidemiological
evidence in terms of its prevalence or stability over time in Malaysia, and limited evidence
about the role of parenting programmes in supporting parents and children experiencing
such problems.
Methods: This research comprises a longitudinal community-based study that measured
the prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems among school children aged seven
to eight years and thirteen to fourteen years in Malaysia, and assessed their stability at six
months. The study also consisted of an evaluation of a parenting programme known as the
Khalifah method in which the parents of a group of children aged seven to eight years who
had been screened in the prevalence study as having emotional and behavioural
problems, were invited to take part in the programme. Parents, teachers and children aged
13 to 14 were assessed at baseline and 6 months time using the SDQ, which was also
validated in the Malay Language, as part of the current study.
Results: The prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems in Malaysian school
children was 9.3% for teacher-report, 8.5% for parent-report, and 3.9% for child-report.
There was no significance difference in the prevalence of emotional and behavioural
problems over a six-month period, except for Teacher-report emotional (p=0.006) and
conduct problems scores (p=0.000) as well as child-report Total Difficulties scores
(p=0.000) and emotional problems scores (p=0.002). Four variables were significant
predictors of EBD at time 2 – being male, younger, from a low-income family and having externalizing behaviour problems at time 1. Finally the results of the pilot evaluation of the
effectiveness of a Parenting Programme suggests that it was effective in reducing
behaviour problems among children whose parent’s received the intervention after 6
months (p=0.001), as well increasing parent’s mental well-being (p=0.000).
Conclusion: This study shows that the prevalence of EBD among Malaysian children is
similar to western countries, and is stable over a 6-month period. It also provides
preliminary evidence to suggest that a parenting programme is effective in reducing
conduct problems among affected children.

Item Type:	Thesis or Dissertation (PhD)
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Parenting -- Study and teaching -- Malaysia, Problem children -- Education -- Malaysia, Longitudinal method, Behavior modification
Official Date:	December 2013
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Warwick Medical School
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Barlow, Jane; Dolan, A. (Alan)
Sponsors:	Malaysia. Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi [Ministry of Higher Education]; Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia [National University of Malaysia]
Extent:	xxi, 315 leaves : charts.
Language:	eng

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