Behavioral problems among kindergarten children in the city of Benghazi from the teachers' point of view

Abstract

The study aimed to: Attempt to identify the most common behavioral problems that kindergarten children suffer from in the city of Benghazi from the teachers' point of view. The current study consisted of (54) teachers in public kindergartens in the city of Benghazi, who were selected by simple random method. In order to verify the objectives of the current study, the researcher designed a questionnaire for the behavioral problems of kindergarten children from the point of view of teachers and specialists. The current study used the statistical package of the SPSS social sciences program. Therefore, the researcher used the following statistical methods in analyzing the data of the study: (percentage / arithmetic mean / standard deviation / Pearson correlation coefficient). There is a high level of behavioral problems among kindergarten children,  The arrangement of the most prevalent behavioral problems among kindergarten children from the point of view of female teachers was as follows: the problem of distraction, which ranked first with an arithmetic mean of (2.56), and a standard deviation of (4.421). Then followed by the problem of hyperactivity with an arithmetic mean of (2.52) and a standard deviation of (4.70), then in the third order the problem of aggression with an arithmetic mean of (2.46) and a standard deviation of (5.39). Then, in the fourth and final order came the problem of fear, with an arithmetic mean of (2.44) and a standard deviation of (5.66). The value of the averages of the study sample's responses to the paragraphs in the area of ​​attention deficit ranged between (2.22-2.59), which indicates that kindergarten children suffer from attention deficit. The average value of the hyperactivity items ranged between (2.76) and (2.35).which indicates a high degree of hyperactivity among kindergarten children. The averages of the study sample's responses to the items in the domain of aggression ranged between (2.69) and (2.44), which indicates the presence of aggressive behavior among kindergarten children. The averages of the study sample's responses to the items in the field of fear ranged between (2.30-2.48), which indicates the existence of a problem of fear among kindergarten children.