A STUDY TO ASSESS THE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS AMONG ORPHANS IN SELECTED ORPHANAGES AT MADURAI AND IN A VIEW TO IMPART THE TEACHING PROGRAM REGARDING SELECTED COPING STRATEGIES

“A study to assess the behavioral problems among orphans, in selected orphanages at Madurai and view to impart teaching program regarding selected coping strategies” was undertaken by Mrs.R.Nivedita bharathi in partial fulfillment of the requirement of M.Sc. Nursing under the TamilNadu DR. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, in the year 2012. OBJECTIVES: 1. To identify the behavioral problems among orphans 2. To determine the association between behavioral problems and selected demographic variables. 3. To impart teaching program to the children on selected coping strategies for Behavioral problems. Review of literature of the study was prepared more relevant to the study. The conceptual framework for the study was based on modified Johnson’s behavioral model. The nature of the study design is descriptive design. A total number of samples were 100 included in the study by using convenient sampling technique. The tool was given to experts for content validity and reliability of the tool was calculated by split half method r = 0.95. The main study was carried out at Christian mission service, Trust abort and Social welfare centre for orphans and destitute. The data collected and tabulated, analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive inferential statistics result showed there was 37 members were having behavioral problems out of 100 samples. The chi – square value of sex (16.53) had significant association, there was no significant association between other variables. The study suggests that the nurses should have attention towards the orphans in the community. The study concluded that the males are having more behavioral problems than the females