Parents’ and teachers’ perception of boys’ and girls’ behaviour

• Main Author: María Aurelia Ramírez Castillo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Granada 2016-05-01
• Series: Revista de Educación de la Universidad de Granada
• Subjects: conducta; percepción; género; padres; profesores
• Online Access: http://reugra.es/index.php/reugra/article/view/12

In this paper we analyse behaviour problems (especially aggressive and criminal behaviour) of male and female children and teenagers. Behaviour problems are analysed both in family and school contexts considering parents’ and teachers’ perceptions. The study is conducted with the parents and teachers of 200 students (male and female) aged 5 to 18. We use the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) instrument for parents and the CBCL one for teachers. The results indicate the importance of gender in behaviour problems: boys have more behaviour problems than girls in both contexts. Boys have more attention problems than girls within the school context. We have not appreciated meaningful perception differences between parents and teachers when valuing boys’ and girls’ behaviour, but for attention problems and anxiety-depression. Teachers perceive attention problems to a greater extent than parents, while parents perceive anxietydepression and somatic disorders more than teachers.