Resilience and Attachment Patterns of Orphaned Children in Selected Orphan Homes in Addis Ababa
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2020-11
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Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between resilience and
attachment patterns of orphaned children among selected orphan homes in Addis Ababa.
Across sectional research design was employed as a study design. Data were collected using
adopted versions of Connar-Davidsn resilience and Bifulco and colleagues vulnerable
attachment style questionnaires with demographic questions as tools of data collection. A total
of 255(140) males and (115) females) children selected through stratified random and
purposive sampling, were participated in the study. Data analysis was using descriptive
statistics (percentage, mean, SD) and inferential statistics (ttest, one way ANOVA, and multiple
linear regression). The finding of the study showed that the majority of the participants scored
above average on resilience and proximity seeking attachment pattern. There was no
significant difference in female and male on resilience and both attachment patterns. On the
other hand there was significant difference on the level of resilience based on age and grade
level. The study further demonstrated the presence of statistically significant relationship
between resilience and proximity seeking attachment pattern. However there was no
statistically significant relationship between resilience and disorganized attachment pattern.
In addition attachment patterns also predict 19(%) of orphaned children’s level of resilience
and proximity seeking pattern was found to be good predictor of resilience. However,the
findings of the current study hold that attachment patterns were not the only factors that has
to be taken as a measure of resilience among orphaned children. Finally the recommendations
are forwarded based of the research findings
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Attachment patterns, Orphan children, Resilience