“A Comparative Study to Assess the Behavioural Pattren of Single Child and Child with Sibling among Age Group of 6-12 Years as Percieved from the Parents at Selected Schools of Bagalkot.”

Abstract

Introduction: When child born in family, it brings bundle of joy, happiness and responsibility to the family and society. Siblings’ relationship is likely to last longer than any other relationship in one’s lifetime and play an integral part in the families. Indian human development survey found that only child families have increased. Parents choose to have only one child due to financial burden course, they feel it easier to take care of an only child.

 Objectives: ” To assess the Behavioural pattern of single child and child with siblings among age group of 6-12 years as perceived from the parents at selected of Bagalkot”.  Methods: A comparative study with a sample 120 children’s age between 6-12 years was selected by disproportionate stratified random sampling technique. Modified child behavioral rating scale was used statistical analysis. The data was entered in MS excel sheet and transferred to SPSS 25 for analysis.

Results. Result of this study related to of single child and their Behavioural pattern shows that (98.3%) of single child had Average level of behavioural pattern, 1.66% single child had Good level of Behavioural pattern. child with siblings according to the Behavioural pattern shows (96.66%) of children were having Average level of behavioural pattern, 3.33% of children were having Poor level of behavioural pattern.  

Conclusions: The study found there is an significant difference between single child and child with siblings in their behavioral pattern P< 0.05.