Developmental Psychology

Permanent URI for this collection

http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/160

Browse

Browsing Developmental Psychology by Author "Abera Tibebu"

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Females Psycho-Social Problems with Surviving Sexual Violence in Conflict- Affected Areas: In Case of Shewarobit Town.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2023-06) Yechale Yigzaw; Abera Tibebu
    The purpose of this study was to discover the females psycho-social problems with surviving sexual violence in conflict-affected areas: in case of shareware town. To achieve its objectives, the study used a qualitative research approach to gather, analyses, and interpret data. As a result, the study included 11 sexual violence survivors for an in depth interview. In addition, 3 key informants were used for key informant interviews, 1 from the woreda women and children's affairs, 1 from an NGO social worker, and 1 from the health sector. The study used a phenomenological foundation to reveal whether sexual victim girls experienced sexual violence, and have different meanings towards sexual violence, DSM-5 to understand the specific psycho-social problems stated under the specific objectives. The study also used humanistic theory to understand survivors' feelings, actions, and self-image, following sexual violence, and cognitive theory to understand survivors' thoughts and feelings. The study shows survival females who are violated by sexual assault, are vulnerable to different psycho-social problems. It was also found that because of the violence and the influence of society, survival females are affected by depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, isolation, sleep disturbance, loneliness, hopelessness, suicidal attempts, and other societal and family based problems. The study, on the other hand, found the majority of the study participants did not obtain the psychological, medical, social, and spiritual assistance that they should have received to solve their difficulties. Even victims who received medical assistance could not overcome their problem because they received assistance only once. So government, religious institutions, and communities must provide psychological, social, and spiritual support to survivors. Keywords: Sexual violence, psycho social problems
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    In the Eyes of Parents: The Impact of Bullying on the Lives of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Atse Libne Dingle School, Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2025-10) Eyerusalem Hailu; Abera Tibebu
    This study explored the impact of bullying against students with Autism Spectrum Disorder as seen from the perspective of parents at Atse Libne Dingle School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This exploration aimed at grasping the effect of bullying against students through a qualitative research approach, and used phenomenological research design in descriptive form, that involved in-depth interviews of parents of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The researcher used a purposive sampling technique, and a snowball sampling method to select participants. This study utilized qualitative analysis of data through ATLAS.ti software that aided in determining dominant themes emerging from in-depth interviews of parents of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder according to the study's plan and criteria where students’ ages between 12 and 36 years. Based on analysis of data, it was noted that students with Autism Spectrum Disorder have been affected by bullying in terms of being victimized through words, physical attacks, emotional rejection, social isolation, and exclusion from schools. This affected them psychologically as they showed signs of being low in confidence, low in morale, lack of routines such as eating, playing, and speaking, while others showed signs of risking their lives through self-inflicted injuries or running away from home. Therefore, in order to have a profound effect against bullying of those students, multi-level approaches need to be implemented that will involve intense provision of inclusive education programs, anti-Bullying programs by schools, and organizing campaigns through parents’ associations as an aspect of implementing social responsibility strategy. As well as including a strong effort to end bullying at a democratic social setting and a communal setting as an aspect of social entrepreneurship to create a safe and respectful environment. Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Bullying, Parental Perspective, Psychological Well-being, Inclusive Education, Ethiopia.