Vinayagamoorthy Venugopal, Amol Dongre, Rajendrakumar Nivaratirao Kagne
Development of an analytical rubric and estimation of its validity and inter-rater reliability for assessing reflective narrations
The National medical journal of India
last decades changing socioeconomic family structures increasingly left children alone without adult supervision carefully prepared limited periods unsupervised time harmful children however long unsupervised periods harmful effects particularly children high risk inattention problem behaviors study examined influence unsupervised time behavior problems studying sample elementary school children high risk inattention problem behaviors study analyzed data childrens mental health promotion project conducted collaboration education government mental health professionals child behavior checklist cbcl administered assess problem behaviors among first fourthgrade children multivariate logistic regression analysis used evaluate influence unsupervised time childrens behavior total 3270 elementary school children 1340 firstgraders 1930 fourthgraders available study 1876 3270 children 574 reportedly spent significant amount time unsupervised day unsupervised time exceeded 2h per day increased risk delinquency aggressive behaviors somatic complaints well externalizing internalizing problems carefully planned afterschool programming care provided children high risk inattention problem behaviors also comprehensive approach needed identify possible mechanisms unsupervised time aggravates behavior problems children predisposed behaviors