Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study sought to compare behavioral patterns between clinical groups of children who had cerebral palsy and a control group with typically developing. 262 children (age range 6 and 10 years, M= 5.74 years; SD = 1.82) participated in this study (61 clinical; 201 control). The Child Behavior Checklist, a widely used tool for assessing behavioral and emotional problems in children, and the Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices Test, a non-verbal intelligence test, were used to assess the children. Data analysis was done with descriptive and inferential statistic techniques. Student t-tests have shown significant differences between groups. The primary behavioral disorders found in the clinical groups were Social Problems and Aggressive Behaviou
Authors: Patricia Martins Freitas, Vitor G Haase
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405418660