Evaluation of aggression in children with daily urinary disorders

Abstract

Introduction: Urinary control disorder is one of the most common disorders in children, which has important psychological consequences such as reducing self-confidence, anxiety, etc. This research was conducted with the aim of evaluating aggression in children with daily urinary disorders. Material & Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 200 children aged 5 to 12 years in two groups (50 girls and 50 boys) and control (50 girls and 50 boys) who referred to the pediatric clinic of Amirkabir Arak Hospital in 1401 and with random sampling. Easy randomization and using Shahim's aggression questionnaire, the level of aggression was measured in two groups of cases and controls, and the data were analyzed using SPSS version 23 software. Results: In this study, 200 children, including 100 in the case group and 100 in the control group, with an average age of 7.17 years (±2.17) participated. No significant relationship was found between the two groups in terms of parents' education, place of residence, socio-economic status, number of children in the family, and history of mental illnesses in the parents. (P>0.05). The mean total score of aggression in the case group (±8.18) was 34.41 and in the control group (±5.17) it was 27.80. The total score of aggression and the mean score of reactive-overactive aggression and Physical aggression and relational aggression were significantly higher in the case group than in the control group (P<0.05). Discussion & Conclusion: In this study, children with daily urinary disorders were more aggressive than non-diseased children. Therefore, screening children with urinary disorders and, if necessary, psychiatric interventions such as teaching anger management methods are very important.

Keywords

• aggression
• children
• urinary disorder