Behavioural Characteristics of Iranian Martyrs' Pre-school Children: Preliminary Findings
Abstract
Abstract228 pre-school children whose fathers were killed during the Iran-Iraq war and who attended nurseries run by the Martyrs' Foundation in the central city of Isfahan, were compared with 124 children from intact families on McGuire and Richman's (1986) Pre-school Behaviour Checklist. Results showed that 1) the overall rate of behaviour problems was lower in Martyrs' children than controls; 2) among the bereaved children, this rate was significantly lower when the mothers had remarried; 3) sex differences were found in the rates of behaviour problems reported.
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