TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Emotional and behavioral problems: a school-based study in southern Brazil
JO  - Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy
A1  - Bach, Suelen de Lima
A1  - Molina, Mariane Lopez
A1  - Amaral, Paulinia Leal do
A1  - Reyes, Amanda Neumann
A1  - Jansen, Karen
A1  - Silva, Ricardo Azevedo da
A1  - Motta, Janaína Vieira Dos Santos
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Mental health assessment in childhood needs to be carried out within a broader context that includes different factors. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems in schoolchildren and associated factors. <br><br>METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a school-based sample at 20 schools selected by systematic random sampling. Participants consisted of children aged 7-8 year old and their parents or primary caregivers. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to screen for the presence of emotional and behavioral problems in children. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 596 dyads were evaluated. The prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems was 30.0% among boys and 28.2% among girls. Hyperactivity/inattention were more prevalent among boys (p=0.015). Belonging to economically disadvantaged strata increased the likelihood of emotional and behavioral problems among schoolchildren by 71% (p=0.001), while having parents or caregivers with mental disorder increased by 2.2 times that probability (p<0.001). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our findings showed a high prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems among schoolchildren, as well as the influence of economic conditions and of the mental health of parents and caregivers on child mental health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2237-6089
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2017-0119
ID  - ref1
ER  -