Prevalence of behaviour problems among 9- to 12-year-old pupils on the island of St. Helena, South Atlantic: preliminary findings.
The Rutter Behaviour Questionnaire was used to assess prevalence rates of behaviour problems in 9- to 12-year-old pupils (N = 402) in St. Helena, South Atlantic. The prevalence rate for this enquiry (6.9%) is among the lowest found in the literature for studies using this questionnaire with similarly aged samples.
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Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, Cheltenham, England, UK.
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D001266:Atlantic Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment