College of Education and Behavioral Studies School of Psychology
| dc.contributor.advisor | Desie, Yekoyealem | |
| dc.contributor.author | Samuel, Meklit | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-11T06:38:39Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T15:40:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-11T06:38:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T15:40:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to examine the Psychological problems faced by Eritrean and Somali refugees in Addis Ababa. The research followed a quantitative design. Data were collected from 152 (94 male and 58 female) randomly selected urban refugees through adapted instruments of Perceived Stress Scale, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, Generalized Anxiety Scale and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The result showed that most Eritrean and Somali urban refugees face anxiety, stress, depression and loneliness. It was found that there was no statistically significant difference in the level of anxiety, stress, depression and loneliness between genders and employment statuses. However, the relation between other demographic factors and the type and level of psychological problems faced by refugees is found to be statistically significant. Regarding age, the study indicated that refugees who were 60 and above years of age were more vulnerable to anxiety, stress, and loneliness than other groups. Furthermore, refugees who are between 20-29 years of age were more vulnerable to depression than the other groups. Regarding educational status, the result showed that literate participants, Grade 1-4, 5-8, diploma holders were not statistically significantly different from the groups of degree holders in terms of Stress. Refugees who migrated in 2005 or earlier face more anxiety, stress and loneliness than other groups, Refugees who migrated in Addis Ababa between 2016-2020 are depressed than the other groups. Among the study participants, 55.2% and 74.5% had moderate anxiety and stress, respectively. However, almost all (98.6%) of participants had depression and 99.3% face loneliness. Recommendations were forwarded based on these findings | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/25398 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | AAU | en_US |
| dc.subject | Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Loneliness, urban refugees, Eritrean refugees, Somalia refugees, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.title | College of Education and Behavioral Studies School of Psychology | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | College of Education and Behavioral Studies School of Psychology | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |