Research Article
The Impact of Short Stature on the Children’s Psychology: An Examination of Child Psychology, Peer and Familial Relationships and Academic Performance
Abdulmoein E Al-Agha*, Jammal HH, Alzahrani OA and Sherian KA | |
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
*Corresponding Author : | Al-Agha AE Key Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Department of Pediatrics, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Tel: 0966505590459 E-mail: aagha@kau.edu.sa |
Received date: Jan 27, 2016; Accepted date: Feb 29, 2016; Published date: Mar 7, 2016 | |
Citation: Al-Agha AE, Jammal HH, Alzahrani OA, Sherian KA (2016) The Impact of Short Stature on the Children’s Psychology: An Examination of Child Psychology, Peer and Familial Relationships and Academic Performance. J Preg Child Health 3:228. doi:10.4172/2376-127X.1000228 | |
Copyright: © 2016 Al-Agha AE, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
Abstract
Purpose: This study investigated the impact SS (short stature) on children’s psychology, peer and familial relationships and the academic performance. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative face-to-face survey of 656 males and female children aged 4-18 years. It was conducted from March 2015 to April 2015 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Results: There was a weak significant relationship between height and negative psychology of SS children. There was no relationship between SS children and negative peer relationships, familial relationships or academic performance Conclusion: This research found that there was no relationship between SS children and negative psychology, peer relationships, family relationships or academic performance.