Certain forms of behavioral disorders occur in our subjects with very different frequencies. Sorted by frequency in descending order appear in this order:
Boys:
- Negligence
- Reticence
- Non-independence
- Distraction
- Interference with teaching
- Timidity
- Aggressiveness
- Irritability
- Arrogance
- Hypersensitivity
- Avoidance of teaching
- Lying
- Greed
- Theft
Girls:
- Reticence
- Non-independence
- Timidity
- Negligence
- Distraction
- Hypersensitivity
- Irritability
- Greed
- Lying
- Interference with teaching
- Aggressiveness
- Arrogance
- Avoidance of teaching
- Theft
Frequencies and Gender Differences in Common Behavioral Disorders Among School Children
Among the most common behavioral disorders of school children, both in the city and in the countryside, we therefore find negligence, lack of independence, withdrawal, and distraction; in boys it is also disturbed by teaching, and in girls it is timidity. Aggressive forms of behavioral disorders appear to be more common in boys and passive forms in girls.
Thus, male children in our material are more likely to encounter disruption of classes, school avoidance, negligence in work, distraction, aggression, irritability, insolence, lying and theft. This is equally true for urban and rural children. Girls are more likely to show withdrawal, timidity, hypersensitivity and excessive seriousness.
There is no difference between rural and urban children in this either. Male children are known to be more impulsive, aggressive and less adaptable than female children. It is therefore likely that these gender differences in forms of behavioral disorder are of a constitutional nature.
The Role of Upbringing in Non-Independence as an Essential Personality Disorder in Children
However, the essential personality disorder that underlies many other behavioral disorders in children – their lack of independence – occurs equally often in both boys and girls. This means that innate properties have no share. Non-independence is a consequence of the wrong upbringing of a child, and its equal frequency in both sexes indicates to us that both female and male children are equally exposed to wrong actions and the same educational misconceptions by their educators.
The results of our survey confirm another well-known fact: a higher incidence of speech disorders, i.e. stuttering and beating in male children.
