Gilo, Yousif (2017) The Psychosocial Experiences of Orphan Children in Gog Woreda in Gambella Regional State, Ethiopia. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
The major purpose of the present study was to investigate the psychosocial experiences of orphan children in Pinyudo town in Gambella Regional State. The study employed phenomenological research design to describe common themes from the experiences that identify the phenomenon. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The participants of this study were orphan children between ages of 12-17 years. Data were collected using interview and FGD as tools. Interview was carried out with 12 orphan children from four Kebeles in Pinyudo town. Four male and eight female orphan children took part in the interview individually. During FGD sixteen orphan children participated in two groups in which each group composed of eight individuals. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select the participants. Qualitative data analysis approach was employed. Data analysis process was done through five stages. First, bracketing units; second, delineating units of meaning; third clustering of units of meaning to form themes; fourth, summary of each interview was done; fifth, extracting general and unique themes from all the interview and composite summary was made. Trustworthiness was confirmed for ensuring the rigor of the findings by using comfirmability. Orphan children indeed have hostile psychosocial experiences. It was found that orphan children suffered worse psychosocial situations. Participants strongly reported grievances, sorrows, isolations, despondencies, mourning and overthinking both during and after death of their parents. Poor interpersonal experiences were highly observed from the participants. Orphan children
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology P Language and Literature > PZ Childrens literature |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2018 09:12 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2018 09:12 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7845 |
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