Family Transition, Conduct Problem, and Self-Esteem in Elementary Schools in Kuwait: A Quasi-Experimental Design

Amer Alsaleh ()
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Amer Alsaleh: Chair of Sociology Department, Kuwait University

Bangladesh Development Studies, 2012, vol. 35, issue 4, 47-73

Abstract: The study investigates whether family transitions are related to behavioural and self-esteem problems in elementary school-aged males in Kuwait. Boys between the ages of 8 and 10 are divided into two groups: a group whose families have undergone a transition within the past three years and a group whose families had not undergone such a transition. The two groups are compared in problems with conduct and self-esteem as measured by the Child Behaviour Checklist-6/18, and on the Self-Esteem Index. The study does not find statistically significant relationships between having undergone a family transition and the students’ conduct and self-esteem. Transitions in the families of young Kuwaiti boys do not seem to be precursors of conduct problems or low self-esteem. Future research could study conflict factors in families to determine whether conflict is related to both problems with behaviour and self-esteem.

Keywords: Family Transition; Conduct Problem; Self Esteem; Quasi Experimental (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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