A study of emotion and behaviour in children attending a normal school in an urban area.
Anxiety, depression, self-esteem, behavioural deviance and prosocial behaviour were studied in children attending a normal school in a disadvantaged urban area, using self-rated and teacher-rated questionnaires. The prevalence of depression was rated as 5%. 15% described frequent suicidal thoughts. 40% scored as behaviourally deviant. Significant correlations were found between the variables studied. The rates of depression and behavioural deviance were higher than in comparable British populations.
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Fitzgerald
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Kinsella
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Cullen
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011203:Poverty; D012649:Self Concept; D014505:Urban Population