Post-Divorce Maternal Adjustment and the Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents: The Case of selected Custodial Mothers and Adolescents in Adama Town
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2018-12
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Addis Ababa University
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This study examined the maternal divorce adjustment and psychological well-being of adolescents. A total of 178 participants (89 mothers aged 30-60 years and89 adolescents aged 12-18 years) were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The research design was across sectional survey. Two scale were used to generate data, after checking their psychometric property .That is Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale to measure maternal divorce adjustment and Ryff Psychological Well beings scale was used to measure adolescents psychological well-being. Two self-information sheets were also used to generate basic demographic aspects of participant along these rules. The result showed that 88 participants (98.9%)reported moderate levels of psychological well-being and one participant reported low level of psychological wellbeing , while all mothers 89(100%) were found to be in transition and redirection phase which was a good divorce adjustment. Correlation analysis indicated that maternal divorce adjustment has a negative relationship with adolescent’s psychological wellbeing. The findings of this study also provided important data on divorce adjustment and adolescent’s psychological wellbeing of divorced families in courts for the purpose of mediation and counseling of divorce cases. It will also inspire researchers to further explore these concepts with respect to theory, practice and research in the field of counseling psychology.
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Post-divorce adjustment, Psychological well-being
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Post-divorce adjustment, Psychological well-being