IP Indian Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Research
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2581-9356
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IP Indian Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Research (IJODR) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2015 and is published under the Khyati Education and Research Foundation (KERF), is registered as a non-profit society (under the society registration act, 1860), Government of India with the vision of various accredited vocational courses in healthcare, education, paramedical, yoga, publication, teaching and research activity, with the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be publishing the more...Original Article
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Volume : 8, Issue : 2, Year : 2022
Article Page : 104-112
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijodr.2022.018
Abstract
Objective: To compare the incidence of bullying and psychological trauma caused due to it in relation with malocclusion in private and public school students of East Delhi.
Materials and Methods: A prospective cross-sectional and comparative study was conducted in two educational institutions, one public and one private; the sample consisted of 2037 schoolchildren between VI grade and XII grade. To diagnose bullying, relevant questionnaires from previously validated questionnaire was chosen. The comparison between private and public school students with and without experience of bullying was evaluated with the Chi Square statistical test.
Results: Statistically significant differences in the amount of bullying (p<0>
Conclusion: A higher incidence of bullying and psychological trauma in relation to malocclusion was seen in public school students when compared with private school students.
Keywords: Malocclusion, Crosssectional studies, Adolescent, Bullying, Psychological trauma
How to cite : Johnson S, Misra V, Yadav A, Attri S, Yadav D, Martina K, Comparative assessment of bullying and psychosocial trauma caused due to malocclusion in private and public high school students. IP Indian J Orthod Dentofacial Res 2022;8(2):104-112
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