Emotional and behavioral problem and coping strategies in orphan and non-orphan institutionalized adolescents
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2014
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University of Management and Technology
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This study was aimed to explore relationship between Emotional and Behavioral problems and Coping Strategies in institutionalized orphan and non-orphan adolescents. A cross sectional design (correlational study) was used for this study.The total sample obtained 373 participants with the age range of 12-19 years, the mean age 15.06 (SD =1.59). Coping Strategies Scale was developed obtained, 47 items with 4-point rating scale for Adolescents according to the Pakistani cultural context. The first phase of scale development was to explore the phenomena; and approved from five Professional Clinical Psychologists after the certain procedure for Empirical validation of scale then Pilot Study was carried out. The three factors of Coping Strategies Scale were finalized by using scree plot with high internal consistency. The School Children Problems Scale (SCPS) was another measure for emotional and behavioral problems (Saleem&Mahmood, 2011) and age, gender, number of sibling, class, and school were included in demographic Performa. The results indicated there was almost equal proposition of participants, non-orphan participants are 51% and orphans are 49%, total boys were 49% and girls were 51%. The findings of t-test represented that orphan participants have more emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs) and use more Emotion Focused than non-orphan participants. The Multiple regression analysis showed the significant relationship between Emotion Focused Coping and all factors of SCPS. However, Problem Focused Coping has no significant relationship with EBPs and Spirituality has a strong inverse relationship with the EBPs. The Hierarchal Regression Analysis revealed that being orphan, male participants (boys) of 10th class found to be positive predictor of EBPs. Nevertheless, overall gender wise boys are more predictor of EBPs than girls.
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MS Thesis, Clinical Psychology