Intellectual functioning in children aged 6-18 years living in a temporary shelter for homeless children in Bangalore
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Psychology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Children are our hope for a better tomorrow. They are the embodiment of our dreams and aspirations as they are the citizens and leaders of the future. Aims and Objectives: To study Intellectual functioning in children aged 6-18 years living in a temporary shelter for homeless children in Bangalore. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study of homeless children was selected from Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) shelter for homeless (Street) children. The sample was drawn from 2 shelters of the YMCA located at Murphy town and N.G.E.F. Layout in urban Bangalore. Result: The age of the sample ranged from 7 years to 18 years. The mean age of the homeless sample was 13.04 years, and the standard deviation from the mean was 2.76 years. Majority were adolescents. Most of the children in study hailed largely from Karnataka and 2 children had come from Tamil Nadu. Most of the children came from urban and rural Bangalore (n=45).Most children could speak 2 languages fluently enough to carry on a conversation. However, the reading and writing abilities of these 84% were more rudimentary than fluent. It was seen that the present sample consisted of 84% literates and 16% illiterates. The writing abilities of the children, who could write were equivalent to third standard level of the Indian education system. The ratio of literate to illiterates in this population was nearly 5:1. Specific Learning Disability was found 12%, Mental Retardation was found in 10%. The sample was divided as follows with respect to their ability to read and write one or more languages. Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that the intellectual functioning was much poor in homeless children than the general Indian children, so they need rehabilitative services and attention for their upliftment of intellectual functioning.
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Radhika Madhusoodan, Manju Aswath
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