Institutional Support, Social Capital, and Emotional and Behavioral Adjustment of Vulnerable Children in Addis Ababa: The Mediating Effects of Family and Peer Social Capital
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tamirie Andualem (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Simachew Ayalew | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-13T09:55:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-13T09:55:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study aims to investigate the effects of institutional support and social capital at multiple contexts (family, peer and neighborhood) on the emotional and behavioral adjustment of vulnerable children. Descriptive correlation design was used to explore the status and the relationship among the study variables. Institutional support, social capital and emotional and behavioral adjustment scales were adapted. The reliability and validity of the scales/instruments were ensured through pilot study. Proportional random sampling was used to select a total of 659 participants (female =329 and male =330) from a purposively chosen four child support institutions. The data were screened, processed, and analyzed using SPSS and AMOS soft wares. Independent sample t-test, one sample t- test, one-way ANOVA, correlation, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were employed as data analysis techniques. The findings indicated that there appears a considerable level of institutional support and social capital resources in the study areas. The result also discloses that the socio-demographic variables (sex, grade level of children, neighborhoods, current living condition, number of children, housing condition, work condition and income level of both parents) did not show significant association with the emotional and behavioral adjustment of vulnerable children, except family structure, where children from non-intact families tend to experience higher adjustment problems. Moreover, the result indicated the independent variables, such as institutional support, family social capital, peer social capital and neighborhood social capital, show significant negative associations with emotional and behavioral adjustment, suggesting institutional support and social capital resources improve the emotional and behavioral adjustment of vulnerable children through restraining problem behaviors. SEM-based path analysis result revealed institutional support has a significant effect on the emotional and behavioral adjustment of vulnerable children via family social capital and peer social capital. Similarly, neighborhood social capital has a significant influence on the emotional and behavioral adjustment of these children through family social capital and peer social capital. In other words, social capital resources available in peer and family contexts are mediators in the relationship of institutional support and neighborhood social capital with the emotional and behavioral adjustment of vulnerable children. Therefore, the findings suggested the importance of integrating and improving institutional support and social capital resources in the care and protection of such children and other vulnerable children in low income countries such as Ethiopia. Key words: Institutional Support, Social Capital, Emotional and Behavioral Adjustment, Vulnerable Children | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/3634 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Institutional Support | |
| dc.subject | Social Capital | |
| dc.subject | Emotional and Behavioral Adjustment | |
| dc.subject | Vulnerable Children | |
| dc.title | Institutional Support, Social Capital, and Emotional and Behavioral Adjustment of Vulnerable Children in Addis Ababa: The Mediating Effects of Family and Peer Social Capital | |
| dc.type | Thesis |