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    Psychological and Social Adjustment of Adolescent Students among Different Family Types (The case of Addis Ketema Senior Secondary School
    (Addis Ababa University, 2005-06) Amare, Kasahun; UK., Rao (PhD)
    The aim 0/ this study was to see whether or not the psychological and Social adjustments ol adolescent differ in different family structure consisting 0/ single parent. stepparent and intact families. The subjects ji-om these three variables were collected ji-om Addis ketwema senior secolldmy school/ound in Addis Ababa tOWII. Analysis 0/ variance was employed to find the effect 0/ the independent variables on psychological and social adjustment 0/ the adolescent. The t-test lor /amih' structure showed that there were significant diflerences on both dependelll Ill easures. Adolescents whose parents had experienced a marital dissolution were significantly /el ver than those whose parents have not with respect to psychological alld social adjustment. Further more. adolescents in the stepparent groups reported sigllificantly more psychological and social problems than adolescents in the single parent family. which suggests that the parent's remarriage crated more problelll thall being single parent.