Psycho- Social Adjustment and its Relationship to Self-Esteem among Adolescents Residing in Protection and Care Homes in Amman - Jordan
Keywords:
Psycho- social adjustment, self-esteem, adolescents, protection and care homes, JordanAbstract
This study aims to investigate the level of psycho-social adjustment and self-esteem among adolescents residing in the protection and care homes in Amman-Jordan, to discover the relationship between psycho-social adjustment and self-esteem. The sample of the study consisted of (137) adolescents (96 males and 41 females) from protection and care homes in Amman, aged between 12-16 years. To achieve the aims of the study, two scales were developed: a psycho-social adjustment scale and a self-esteem scale. Validity and reliability of the scales were verified. The results showed that the level of psycho-social adjustment and self-esteem among adolescents residing in the protection and care homes in Amman-Jordan was medium. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between psycho-social adjustment and self-esteem. Moreover, the results showed that there was a statistically significant difference in levels of psycho-social adjustment and self-esteem due to gender in favor of females.
Downloads
References
Abd al-Rahman, N. (2018). Behavioral and Emotional Disorders and Psychosocial Adjustment. Amman: Academic Book Center for Publishing and Distribution.
Abdul Majeed, F., Abdul Jawad, W., & Mahmoud, N. (2015). Psychosocial Adjustment among adolescents 15-18 years: a comparative study between children of working and non-working mothers. Childhood Studies, (18) 67, 83-79.
Abu Saad, M. (2010). Adolescent Containment Skills - Annoying Adolescents - A Practical Guide to Educational Skills Dealing with Adolescence. Kuwait: Intellectual Creativity.
Abu Shamala, A. (2002). Methods of care in orphan care institutions and their relationship to psychological and social Adjustment. Unpublished master’s thesis, Islamic University - Gaza.
Akdewi, R.W., Agustin, P., & Satwika, A. (2017). The relationship between emotional maturity and social adjustment with psychological well-being of migrant employees at PT Pelabuhan Samudera Palaran Samarinda. In The 8th International Conference of Asian Association of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology, 127, 87-90.
Al-Azzam, A. (2017). The role of sex and its relationship to self-esteem among adolescent students in Irbid Governorate. Dirasat: Educational Sciences, 44 (3), 2011-230.
Al-hamad, F. Al-Ohali, K., & Hamidat, M. (2016). Social phobia and its relationship to psychological and social adjustment among Saudi students in Jordanian universities. Dirasat: Educational Sciences, 43 (5), 1871-1886.
Al-Helo, B. (2016). Various Studies in Personalit. Beirut: Arab Renaissance House for Publishing and Distribution.
Al-Khalidi, A. (2009). Reference on Mental Health A New Theory. Amman: Wael Publishing.
Al-Obaidi, A. (2019). Mental health and Self-Esteem among a sample of street children in Baghdad. Arab Journal of Psychological Sciences, 10, 202-177.
Al-saied, M. (2014). Environmental Quality and its Relationship with Child Psychosocial Adjustment. Cairo: Arab Knowledge Bureau.
Al-saied, R. (2017). Psychosocial Adjustment and its relationship to self-esteem among prison inmates in Khartoum State. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, National Rabat University, Khartoum: Sudan.
Amer, T., & Almasry, E. (2017). Orphan Care. Cairo: Dar Al Uloom Publishing.
Atwood, T. C., & Schooler, J. E. (2014). The Whole Life Adoption Book: Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family. CO: NavPress Publishing Group.
Bani Amor, C. (2018). The Global Structure of the Adolescent Self-Esteem Scale. Academy Journal of Social and Human Studies, 19, 55-47.
Barry, C. T., Briggs, S. M., & Sidoti, C. L. (2019). Adolescent and Parent Reports of Aggression and Victimization on Social Media: Associations with Psychosocial Adjustment. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28 (8), 2286-2296.
Beck, A. (2008). Cognitive Therapy the Foundations and Dimensions. Cairo: National Center for Translation.
Botros, H. (2008). Adaptation and Mental Health of the Child. Amman: Dar Al Masirah for Publishing and Distribution.
Corey, G. (2009). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. USA: Thomson/Brooks/Cole.
Crowley, K. (2014). Child development - a practical introduction. Prinon press.
Dewick, C. (2006). Theories of the Self and its Role in: Motivation, Personality and Development. Gaza, University Book.
Friedma, C., & Wyatt, J. (2009). Evaluation Methods in Medical Informatics. New York: Springer.
Grigoryeva, M. (2010). Psychological Structure and Dynamic of Interaction of Educational Environment of a Pupil in the Process of School Adaptation. Educational Psychology, 6(8), 33-43.
Hajaj, Z. (2018). Differences in Self-Esteem and Problem - Solving Skill among Bullies, their Victims and Normal Students in the Primary Stage. Dirasat: Educational Sciences, 45 (4) 91, 6-108.
Herbert, M. (2016). Psychology for Social Workers. London: Palgrave Macmillan Limited.
Hussein, A., & Abdul Yamah, H. (2011). Psychosocial Adjustment and its relationship to self-Esteem among students of the Faculty of Physical Education, Karbala University. Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Humanities, 11(3), 177-218.
Kelley, W. (2006). Psychological Adjustment, Behavior and Health Proplems in Multiracail Young Adults. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, USA.
Khader, K. (2017). Developing children's self-Esteem, practical guide for parents, teachers, and facilitators. Egypt: Cairo, the Arab Office to Knowledge.
Khawaldeh, M. (2018). Internet addiction and its relationship to psychosocial Adjustment among students of upper secondary stage in Amman. Unpublished master’s thesis, Amman Arab University, Jordan.
Khoj, H. (2014). A proposed scenario for developing methods of caring for orphans in Saudi Arabia in light of the trends of some Arab countries, "a comparative study". Journal of Educational Sciences, (4)1, 440-38.
Mailer, D. (2012). Understanding Your teenager’s. American Family Physician, 62 (15), 10.
Margolis, D., Dacey, J., & Kenny, M. (2007). Adolescent development. Victoria, Australia: Thomson.
Meizab, N. (2013). Problematic of the concept of the self through different psychological approaches. Amman: Wael House for Publishing and Distribution.
Mohammad Zadeh, M., Awang, H., Kadir, S. H., & Ismail, S. (2018). Emotional Health and Self-esteem Among Adolescents in Malaysian Orphanages. Community Mental Health Journal, 54 (1), 117-125.
Musaa, T. (2016). Parenting methods as perceived by adolescents in East Nile and their relationship to their psychosocial Adjustment. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Niles, Sudan.
Qadry, H. (2013). Psychosocial Adjustment of an orphaned child, Journal of Studies in Childhood. Algeria: Albassira Center for Research, Consulting and Educational Services.
Qereid, N. (2015). Self-Esteem among orphaned adolescents. Unpublished master's thesis, Kassadi Merbah University.
Rizvi, A. (2016). Combining Marrige and Career: The Professional Adjustment of Marital Teachers. Journal of Education and Practice, 7(7), 140-144.
Saif, A. (2017). Self-Development. Amman: Dar Al-Moataz for Publishing and Distribution.
Samuels, M. (2009). Ammbiguous loss of home: The experience of familial permanence among young adults with foster care background. Children and youth services Review, 31(12), 1229-1239.
Sethi. M. R., & Asghar. M. (2016). Study of Self-Esteem of Orphans and Non- Orphans. Peshawar Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 1 (2), 163-182.
Shiralim, E., & Gholestanipourm, M. (2017). The Relationship between Social Adjustment and Self-Esteem of the female students in Islamic Azad University of Ramhormoz. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, 4, 2348-5396.
Snell, R. (2000). Studying Modal Ethos Using an Adapted Kohlbergian Model. Organization Studies, 21(1), 267-2.
Sufyan, N. (2004). The Manual on Personal and Conceptual Counseling, Theory. Taiz: College of Education.
Tannous, A., & Al-Khawaldeh, M. (2014). Effectiveness of Assertiveness Training in Improving Self Esteem and Adjustment among Victims of Bullying Students. Dirasat: Educational Sciences, 41(1), 221- 444.
William, P. G., Holmbeck. G. N., & Greenley, R. N. (2002). Adolescent Health Psychology. Journal of counseling and Clinical Psychology, 70(30), 828-842.
Zahran, H. (2002). Studies in mental health and psychological counseling. Cairo, Egypt.
Zeleeva, V. P., Bykova, S. S., & Varbanova, S. (2016). Psychological and Pedagogical Support for Students' Adaptation to Learning Activity in High Science School. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 11(3), 151-161.
Ziada, A. (2011). Self-realization between theory and practice. Amman: Al-Warraq Institution for Publishing and Distribution.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
