Gender Differences of Externalizing and Internalizing Behavior Problems According to the Extracurricular Education.
- Author:
Jungeun SONG
1
;
Duk In JON
;
Jeong Ho SOEK
;
Narei HONG
;
Young Shin KIM
;
Hyun Ju HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Gender Difference;
Externalizing Behavior Problem;
Internalizing Behavior Problem;
BASC-2
- MeSH:
Caregivers;
Child;
Demography;
Humans;
Republic of Korea;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2010;21(1):37-44
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate gender differences with respect to the internalization or externalization of symptoms according to the amount of time spent engaged in extracurricular education. METHODS: The study included a community sample of 755 boys and girls (mean age, 6.6 years), collected from five elementary schools in Gunpo, South Korea. Primary caregivers completed a questionnaire which included information on demographics, the amounts of time children spent in extracurricular education and with other activities, and an adapted form of the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC-2). Gender differences regarding externalizing and internalizing behavior problems were examined according to extracurricular education. RESULTS: With respect to the boys, there was a difference in the frequency of those who had externalizing behavior problems according to their time spent in extracurricular education. In contrast, the girls exhibited no difference. With respect to those children who spent a lot of time engaged in extracurricular education, there was a gender-specific difference only with respect to externalizing behavior problems. CONCLUSION: A gender-specific difference exists only in terms of externalizing behavior problems according to time spent engaged in extracurricular education.
