Behavioral problem and its influential factors in primany and middle school students in countryside

Objective To study the status and influential factors of behavioral problem in primary and middle school students in countryside.Methods　A total of 2 363 primary and middle schools tudents were measu red with Prediction Test of Problem Children(PPCT),Self-esteem Inventory(SEI),Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ)and general state questionnaire.Results　The detection rate of behavioral problem in the students was 6.3%.The detection rate of behavioral problem was significantly higher in boys than that of in girls(χ²=10.449,P<0.05).Gender(odds ra tioOR=0.492), the rela tionship betweens tudents and teachers(OR=1.624),self-esteem(OR=0.867),and four dimensionalities of personality(OR=1.055,0.976,1.030,0.975)influenced the detection rate of behavioral problem.Conclusion　The incidence of behavioral problem is related to personality and self-esteem.Mental health education should be conducted in primary and middle schools tudents in countryside to reduce the incidence of behavioral problem.