Psychological Wellbeing of Adolescent Students living with Single parents in Raya Azebo Wereda, Tigray: Implication for Family Counseling
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2020
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AAU
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The major objective of this study was to examine the psychological wellbeing of adolescent
students living with single parents in Raya Azebo Wereda,Tigray Regional state. The study
employed quantitative research design of cross-sectional survey. Data were collected from 179
adolescents from single parents and another 130 adolescents from intact parents (for
comparative purpose) aged 14 to 20 years. A modified version of Ryff’s psychological wellbeing
scale was used to gather data from study participants. Data analysis included percentage,
independent t-test and one way ANOVA. The independent t-test revealed that adolescents from
single parents had a significantly lower psychological wellbeing compared to intact parent
adolescents. Furthermore, adolescents living with single father parents had a significantly lower
psychological wellbeing than adolescents living with single mothers. The independent t-test
result also revealed that single parent adolescents who were females, aged 14-16 years, in
grades 9-10 and with medium to high perceived family economic status had higher psychological
wellbeing than single parent adolescents who were males, aged 17-20 years, in grade 11-12 and
with low perceived family economic status . Results from one way ANOVA also showed that
there was a significant difference in psychological wellbeing among single parent adolescents of
different family sizes. Significant difference in psychological wellbeing observed between
adolescents from 2-3 family sizes and ≥6. Based on the findings of this research, it can be
concluded that single parent family structure can be among the risk factors for the psychological
wellbeing of adolescents. Hence, the researcher recommended every secondary school to
establish guidance and counseling centers and hire competent counselors
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Wellbeing, Psychological wellbeing, Single parenting, Father absence, Mother absence