Abstract
The current research aimed to explore the impact of emotional and behavioral problems on the school
performance of adolescents. 1571 participants (49% boys and 51% girls) were selected through multistage
sampling technique from the mainstream schools of Lahore. The School Children Problems Scale (SCPS,
Saleem & Mahmood, 2011) was given to assess emotional and behavioral problems and the school
performance was measured in terms of percentage marks obtained in the recent examination. Regression
analysis revealed that emotional and behavioral problems were a strong predictor of poor school
performance (p<0.001). Feelings of Rejection contributed most significantly towards poor school
performance followed by Academic problems and Withdrawal. Quite interestingly, Aggression found to be
unrelated to school performance. Results are discussed in terms of implications of the findings in school
setting and counseling services.
