An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Parentification among Adolescents of Divorced and Non-Divorced Parents of South Triangle Area in Palestine: A Comparative Study in Relation to a number of Psychological Symptomes and Demographic Variables

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2015-11-21
2016-10-13
183 - 216

Keywords

  • Psychological Symptoms
  • Adolescents
  • Divorced Parents
  • Parentification

Abstract

This study aimed at exploring the differences in parentification between adolescents of divorced and non-divorced parents, and the differences between the parentified and the non-parentified adolescents in relation to a number of psychological symptoms, and to investigate the predictability of a number of demographic variables in the development of parentification. The sample consisted of 200 adolescents selected from the South Triangle area in Palestine. To achieve the study objectives, an adapted form of Parentification Questionnaire - PQ (Sessions and Jurkovic, 1986) and the Brief Symptom Inventory - BSI (Leonard R. Derogatis, 1992) were adopted. Results of (t-test) revealed significant differences in parentification levels between the adolescents of divorced and non-divorced parents; the mean of the scores on the PQ of the former group was significantly higher than that of the latter. Significant differences were also found between the parentified group and the non-parentifird group in the different dimensions of the BSI. Logistic regression revealed that the economic status and the academic level of the parents and the adolescent’s age explained 34.9% of the variance in the distribution of the parentification variable. Whereas, the value of the explained variance in parentification in relation to the adolescence’ gender or birth order were not significant.

Recommended Citation

Shawahna, A., & Breik, W. (2017). Parentification among Adolescents of Divorced and Non-Divorced Parents of South Triangle Area in Palestine: A Comparative Study in Relation to a number of Psychological Symptomes and Demographic Variables. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 31(2), 183–216. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-002-001
[1]A. Shawahna and W. Breik, “Parentification among Adolescents of Divorced and Non-Divorced Parents of South Triangle Area in Palestine: A Comparative Study in Relation to a number of Psychological Symptomes and Demographic Variables,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 183–216, Feb. 2017, doi: 10.35552/0247-031-002-001.
Shawahna, Aya, and Wisam Breik. “Parentification among Adolescents of Divorced and Non-Divorced Parents of South Triangle Area in Palestine: A Comparative Study in Relation to a Number of Psychological Symptomes and Demographic Variables.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 2, Feb. 2017, pp. 183–216. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-002-001.
1.Shawahna A, Breik W. Parentification among Adolescents of Divorced and Non-Divorced Parents of South Triangle Area in Palestine: A Comparative Study in Relation to a number of Psychological Symptomes and Demographic Variables. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2017 Feb;31(2):183–216. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-002-001
Shawahna, Aya, and Wisam Breik. “Parentification among Adolescents of Divorced and Non-Divorced Parents of South Triangle Area in Palestine: A Comparative Study in Relation to a Number of Psychological Symptomes and Demographic Variables.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 31, no. 2 (February 2017): 183–216. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-002-001.

تبني الدور الوالدي لدى المراهقين أبناء المطلقين وغير المطلقين في منطقة المثلث الجنوبي في فلسطين: دراسة مقارنة في ضوء مجموعة من الأعراض النفسية والمتغيرات الديموغرافية

معلومات المقال

2015-11-21
2016-10-13
183 - 216

الكلمات الإفتتاحية

  • Psychological Symptoms
  • Adolescents
  • Divorced Parents
  • Parentification

الملخص

هدفت الدراسة الكشف عن الفروق بين المراهقين أبناء المطلقين وغير المطلقين في ظاهرة تبني الدور الوالدي parentification، وعن الفروق بين المتبنين للدور الوالدي وغير المتبنين له في الأعراض النفسية التي تتضمنها قائمة الأعراض المختصرة، إضافة إلى الكشف عن القدرة التنبؤية لمجموعة من المتغيرات الديموغرافية بتطور تبني الدور الوالدي. تكونت عينة الدراسة من 200 مراهق (100) من أبناء المطلقين، و(100) من أبناء غير المطلقين في منطقة المثلث الجنوبي في فلسطين. ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة استخدمت صورة معدلة عن استبانة تبني الدور الوالدي، (Sessions & Jurkovic, 1986) وقائمة الأعراض المختصرة BSI (Derogatis, 1992). كشفت نتائج اختبار ت عن فروق دالة في مستويات تبني الدور الوالدي بين أبناء المطلقين وغير المطلقين؛ حيث كان متوسط درجات الفئة الأولى على استبانة تبني الدور الوالدي أعلى بدرجة دالة من متوسط درجات نظرائهم. كما بينت النتائج وجود فروق دالة بين درجات المراهقين الذين طوروا ظاهرة تبني الدور الوالدي وبين درجات نظرائهم الذين لم يطوروا هذه الظاهرة في جميع الأبعاد التي تضمنتها قائمة الأعراض المختصرةBSI ، كما بينت نتائج تحليل الانحدار اللوجستيLogistic Regression أن متغيرات المستوى الاقتصادي والتعليمي للوالدين وعمر المراهق قد فسرت 34.9% من التباين في توزيع متغير تبني الدور الوالدي. في حين أن قيمة التباين المفسر في توزيع متغير تبني الدور الوالدي العائد إلى جنس المراهق أو ترتيبه الولادي لم تكن دالة.

Recommended Citation

Shawahna, A., & Breik, W. (2017). Parentification among Adolescents of Divorced and Non-Divorced Parents of South Triangle Area in Palestine: A Comparative Study in Relation to a number of Psychological Symptomes and Demographic Variables. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 31(2), 183–216. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-002-001
[1]A. Shawahna and W. Breik, “Parentification among Adolescents of Divorced and Non-Divorced Parents of South Triangle Area in Palestine: A Comparative Study in Relation to a number of Psychological Symptomes and Demographic Variables,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 183–216, Feb. 2017, doi: 10.35552/0247-031-002-001.
Shawahna, Aya, and Wisam Breik. “Parentification among Adolescents of Divorced and Non-Divorced Parents of South Triangle Area in Palestine: A Comparative Study in Relation to a Number of Psychological Symptomes and Demographic Variables.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 2, Feb. 2017, pp. 183–216. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-002-001.
1.Shawahna A, Breik W. Parentification among Adolescents of Divorced and Non-Divorced Parents of South Triangle Area in Palestine: A Comparative Study in Relation to a number of Psychological Symptomes and Demographic Variables. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2017 Feb;31(2):183–216. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-002-001
Shawahna, Aya, and Wisam Breik. “Parentification among Adolescents of Divorced and Non-Divorced Parents of South Triangle Area in Palestine: A Comparative Study in Relation to a Number of Psychological Symptomes and Demographic Variables.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 31, no. 2 (February 2017): 183–216. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-002-001.

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