A study on screen viewing and sleep among low and high achievers of school children in a selected school at Krishnagiri

Sudha, C (2010) A study on screen viewing and sleep among low and high achievers of school children in a selected school at Krishnagiri. Masters thesis, Annai J.K.K. Sampoorani Ammal College of Nursing, Komarapalayam.

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Abstract

A study on screen viewing and sleep among school children in selected schools in Krishnagiri, Tamilnadu, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. It is done by 30083614 from Annai J.K.K Sampoorani Ammal College of Nursing, under the Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, March - 2010. The objectives of the study were to find the association between screen viewing and sleep among low and high achievers of school children,to find out the association among selected factors and sleep among low and high achiever of school children, to find out the association among the selected factors and screen viewing among low and high achievers of school children. The hypothesis of the study were, H1) There will be a significant association between screen viewing and sleep among high achievers of school children. H2) There will be a significant association between screen viewing and sleep among low achievers of school children. H3) There will be a significant association between the background factors and sleep among high and low achievers. H4) There will be a significant association between the background factors and screen viewing among high and low achievers. The literature review was presented under the following headings: 1. Studies related to screen viewing and sleep among school children, 2. Studies related to screen viewing and academic achievement among school children 3. Studies related to sleep and academic achievement among of school children 4. Studies related to screen viewing and sleep and academic achievement of school children. The investigator developed a conceptual framework, based on system model. The research approach used was comparative, co-relational design. A semi structured questionnaire were used to collect information regarding screen viewing and sleep among low and high achievers. The reliability of the tool was done by test re-test method. The reliability coefficient r=0.92 was high. The main study was conducted at Sri Vijay Vidyala Matriculation School at Krishnagiri. The study conducted among 200 school children who fulfilled the sampling criteria, including 100 low achievers and 100 high achievers. The study samples were selected by quota sampling. The data obtained were edited, organized, analyzed and interpreted using SPSS version 10 software. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant association between screen viewing and sleep among low achievers and high achievers of school children. Fighting among parents, competition on screen viewing at late night are associated with academic achievement of school children. Implication, limitations and recommendation were clearly defined and stated in the report of the study.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Additional Information: Reg.No.30083614
Uncontrolled Keywords: Screen Viewing, Sleep, Low and High Achievers, School Children, Selected School, Krishnagiri.
Subjects: NURSING > Paediatric Nursing
Depositing User: Ramakrishnan J
Date Deposited: 13 Feb 2018 08:55
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2020 14:28
URI: http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/5680

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