ABSTRACT
Objetivou-se avaliar a associação entre indicadores de problemas emocionais e de comportamento percebidos por mães sobre si e seus filhos/as, e a sua inter-relação com o desempenho escolar infantil. Desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa correlacional, da qual participaram 45 crianças, matriculadas no Ensino Fundamental I, e suas mães, acessadas por conveniência em duas escolas municipais de São Leopoldo/RS, que responderam ao Questionário sobre os Dados Sociodemográficos da Família, Inventário de Autoavaliação para Adultos de 18 a 59 anos, Inventário dos Comportamentos de Crianças e Adolescentes entre seis e 18 anos e Teste de Desempenho Escolar. Os resultados evidenciaram associações positivas entre problemas internalizantes e externalizantes infantis e maternos. Os sintomas de isolamento/depressão e os problemas de pensamento se associariam negativamente ao desempenho escolar, enquanto os problemas sociais relacionaram-se ao baixo desempenho em leitura. Tais achados indicam que aspectos emocionais e de comportamento adulto afetam a saúde mental e a aprendizagem infantil.
The objective of the present study was assessing the association between indicators of emotional and behavioral problems perceived by mothers about themselves and their children, and their interrelationship with children's school performance. A correlational research was carried out, in which 45 children, enrolled in Elementary School, and their mothers participated, accessed by convenience in two municipal schools in São Leopoldo/RS, who answered the Family Sociodemographic Data Questionnaire, Adult Self-Report (ASR), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and School Performance Test. The results showed positive associations between internalizing and externalizing problems for children and mothers. Isolation/depression symptoms and thinking problems would be negatively associated with school performance, while social problems were related to poor reading performance. Such findings indicate that emotional and adult behavioral aspects affect mental health and child learning.
ABSTRACT
Abstract Adolescent sexual practices have been widely investigated as experiences that pose potential risks for health. The present study, therefore, aimed to investigate individual and contextual factors associated with sexual initiation, sexual activity before the age of 15 years, and inconsistent condom use. A total of 253 adolescents aged 11 to 18 years, from public schools in the capital and metropolitan region of Rio Grande do Sul, were interviewed. They answered a questionnaire covering sociodemographic data and sexual behaviors and completed the Perception of Family Support Inventory. The data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics and it was verified that both individual (higher level of education, school repetition, and use of licit and illicit substances) and contextual factors (perception of less affective-consistent support and greater autonomy from the family) were related to sexual initiation among adolescents. The associations found for the groups with sexual initiation before and after 15 years of age were similar, indicating that age did not increase the exposure to risks. Inconsistent condom use was related to the use of tobacco and other drugs. Taken together, the results indicated the cooccurrence of risk behaviors, such as sexual risks and substance abuse, as well as highlighting some family characteristics as protective factors.