Abstract

Background of the study: Children of today are the citizens of tomorrow. The common behavioural problems identified in school children includes Habit problems, Sleep problems, Speech problems, Scholastic problems, Psychosexual problems, Personality problems and Psycho social problems. The most common disruptive behaviour disorders include problems of eating, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methodology: The research design was descriptive and two groups are working and nonworking mothers. The sample size was 60. A tool i.e. modified Standardize tool was used to assess the behavioral problems. Result: It was found that in the mean of working mothers group is 19.40 and mean of nonworking mothers group is 18.63. The standard deviation of working mothers group is 3.047 and nonworking mothers group is 3.011. The df is 29, and the unpaired-test value is 0.980, and the table value is 2.002 and P value 0.331. So it was not significant. Conclusion: The study concluded that, no more comparison between behavioral problems among school children between working and nonworking mothers.

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