Deepthi, D. P. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0824-335X
Jeyavel, Sundaramoorthy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7431-7268
Subhasree, Geddam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7347-7964
Eapen, Jojo Chacko https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4841-2613
Article History
Received: 9 December 2024
Accepted: 7 October 2025
First Online: 21 November 2025
Declarations
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: Approval was obtained from the Departmental Ethic Review Board, Department of Psychology, Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi INDIA (Ethical clearance number: CUK/DREB/Psy/EC07/2018 − 191, dated:17-11-2019). The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki and ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research Involving Human Participants.
: Written informed consent was obtained from the parents. Additional consent to publish the data gathered in this research was also obtained from all parents.
: The authors declare no competing interests.