Onychophagia In Government High School Students, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

  Podila Sankara Pitchaiah,  Nazia Sultana

Onychophagia (Nail biting habit) is a common habit among the children. It was reported as a stress removing habit and appeared in anxiety state. Recent studies observed the perfectionism rather than anxiety at the root of the behavior. Present study made to record the extent of the nail biting habit among the rural and urban Government school students. A total of 3399 students, distributed over seven urban and seven rural schools was participated and given a response. Out of the total, 1342 students were studying in rural and 2057 were in urban schools. The study found that 6.88% to 21.29% of rural school students had a nail biting habit compared to 8.40% to 24.97% of urban schools. Various treatment methods suggested by the researchers were included.

Keywords- Onychophagia, anxiety, perfectionism, rural and urban government school students

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1901014
Page Number(s) - 69-73
Pubished in - Volume 7 | Issue 1 | January 2019
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) -   
Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Podila Sankara Pitchaiah,  Nazia Sultana,   "Onychophagia In Government High School Students, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.7, Issue 1, pp.69-73, January 2019, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1901014.pdf