Relevance of Bandura’s social cognitive learning theory and its implications on oral health education in children- An Interventional study.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Dr Mothirajathi K
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- 1.Imitated behaviours among children aged 4-6 years with and without incentives during the play based task (modified bobo doll experiment) and oral health related task (tooth brushing demonstration)
Overview
Brief Summary
Brief methodology summary
This interventional study will recruit cooperative children aged 4–6 years from schools after obtaining institutional ethical approval, trial registration, parental consent, and child assent. Participants will be assigned to one of two intervention groups: a modified Bobo doll (teddy bear) group demonstrating prosocial behaviors, or a toothbrushing demonstration group. Each child will individually view a standardized two-minute video corresponding to their group twice. Behavioral acquisition will be assessed through video recording while the child is left alone with the respective model immediately after viewing. Behavioral performance will then be evaluated after the investigator re-enters, provides incentives, and encourages reproduction of the observed behaviors, followed by another video-recorded session. Acquisition and performance will be scored based on predefined verbal and motor responses (maximum score: 6). Statistical analysis will compare acquisition and performance outcomes.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 4.00 Year(s) to 6.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •Children aged 4–6 years who were cooperative and willing to participate were recruited from schools and included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •included children with developmental or cognitive impairments that could limit their observational abilities, as well as those with neuromotor or musculoskeletal conditions that might interfere with their ability to perform the modeled behaviors.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
1.Imitated behaviours among children aged 4-6 years with and without incentives during the play based task (modified bobo doll experiment) and oral health related task (tooth brushing demonstration)
Time Frame: Baseline
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Dr Mothirajathi K
KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research