The Psychosocial Adjustment of Potters' Children: The Case of Hadiya Zone
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the psychosocial adjustment of potters' children
in Abuna governmental elementary school in Hadiya zone. To get data from the two groups 75
participants were chosen i.e. 30 potters' and 30 non-potters' chi ldren (from grade 5th to 8t
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school teachers, the school director and seven key informants (from 30-60 and 61-75 yea rs old.)
The participants were select ed with purposive, conven ient and snowball sampling procedure. In
the meantime, students' first semester Class Average Points (GPA) was obtained from the record
office. Then both qualitative and quantitative data were collected through questionnaire,
interview and FGD instruments. The data obtained through the three sca les (self-esteem,
depression and lon eliness) were mainly analyzed by mean using t-test. On the other hand,
thematic ana lysis was used for data obtained by interview and FGD. According to the results of the
study, there is significant difference between potters' and non-potters' children regarding selfesteem
and loneliness at (p<0.05) this indicates potters' children were developed low self-esteem
and also showed loneliness than non- potters' chi ldren in the school. And there is no statistically
significant difference between the two group in depression at (p<0.05). This indicates both groups
experienced sever level depression. There is significant GPA difference between the two groups at
(p<05). Interview resu lts also showed that potters' children had low result compared to nonpotters'
children. The result from interview and Focused Group Discu ssion indicated that there
existed peer rejection and peer st ereotypes imposed on potters' children in the school. So, th ere
must be an urgent counseling service for school children to improve their psychological and social
adjustments, need to conduct early intervention strategies to bring potters' children to better
stages in their ed ucat ion
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Psychosocial Adjustment of Potters' Children