title: Commonly reported problems in middle-school children.
abstract: This study investigated the relationship between common problems reported and gender for 139 middle-school children (Grades 7, 8, and 9) in Saskatchewan. Students were asked to describe in writing "a problem that has bothered you during the previous month." For boys, the order of reported problems in terms of frequency was parents, school, friends, and siblings. For girls, the order differed, with friend-related problems reported most often, then parents, siblings, and school-related problems reported least often. These findings are consistent with those found in the same age groups of middle-school children in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Educational Psychology, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vara
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D011340:Problem Solving; D012801:Sibling Relations