Psychosocial Challenges and Coping Strategies of Women Headed Families: The Case of Gulele Sub City
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wondimu, Habtamu (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hailu, Tirhas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-24T08:22:48Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T14:44:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-01-24T08:22:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T14:44:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main objectives of this study were to assess the level of psychosocial adjustment and coping strategy of women heading family alone, the "pecijic psychosocial challenges they experienced and the coping mechanisms they adopted. [n light of these objectives, 45 participants who head their family alone and 45 women in intact families were selected. Out of these 44 women headed and 37 women in intact families responded to a scale prepared on psychosocial adjustment and coping strategy. [n addition 5 case women (WHFA) were interviewed. Pearson correlation was used to check the relationship of the women 's demographic variables with their psychosocial adjustment and coping strategy. The result showed that only income has significant relationship with psychological adjustment while age and income showed a significant relationship with social adjustment. With regard to coping strategy only age since leading a family alone has showed significant relationship. Dependent sample t-test showed that the women heading their fam ily alone are above average in their social adjustment and coping strategy while they are with in the average in their psychological adjustment. On the other hand the independent sample t-test showed that in all these three variables the mean scores of the women heading their family alone are significantly lower than the women in intact families. The interview conducted with the five women heading their family alone was analyzed qualitatively using themes. The women expressed the severe economic, social and psychological challenges they faced and the coping styles they adopted. From the findings the researcher concluded that women heading their family alone are in a weakened situation in terms of psychological feeling, social relationship, and coping mechanisms compared to women in intact families. Despite this situation the women have adopted various techniques and are using their efforts to cope with the situation. Based on these findings the researcher has identified key implications for intervention and research. Key words: Women headedfamily, psychological adjustment, social adjustment, coping strategies, economic challenge | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/16020 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Women headedfamily | en_US |
| dc.subject | psychological adjustment | en_US |
| dc.subject | social adjustment | en_US |
| dc.subject | coping strategies | en_US |
| dc.subject | economic challenge | en_US |
| dc.title | Psychosocial Challenges and Coping Strategies of Women Headed Families: The Case of Gulele Sub City | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |