Early Adolescents Parental Relations and Emotional Competence Among Sheik Abduselam Secondary School Students, Jigjiga, Ethiopia
Elmi Muse Haji,
Tewodros Demissie Melaku
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2020
Pages:
69-74
Received:
4 September 2020
Accepted:
19 September 2020
Published:
28 September 2020
Abstract: Adolescents relation with parents and their overall development has attracted and increasing research attention. And yet identification of parental relationship and adolescents’ emotional competence is relatively a new area of research. Given the role emotional competence played in healthy functioning in young adolescents over a life span., it is imperative to study and enhance our understanding of Parent–Early adolescents relationship and emotional competence with different dimensions that compose these constructs. In this context, the main objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between parent-child relationship and emotional competence. 60 Participants (30 boys and 30 girls) with average age of 15.5 were randomly selected from Sheik Abduselam Secondary school, Jigjgia, Ethiopia. Children were provided Parent-child relationship then Emotional competency scales. Analyses were conducted using descriptive statistics-mean & standard deviations and p-value of Parent-child (boys and Girls) relationship in ten dimensions, emotional competence in five dimensions and Pearson’s product moment correlations were employed to identify the association between the Parents-child relationship dimensions with Emotional competence dimensions. Result showed that significant children’s perception of their mothers as rewarding (symbolic and Object), loving, and demanding. On the other hand, children did not show any significant differences of their relation with both mothers and fathers in protecting, Object-reward and Indifferent dimensions. However, Children’s Perception of their father as Rejecting, Symbolic-Punishment and neglect have significantly different from their mothers. In relation to Emotional Competence, result found out children had average in emotional competency in all dimensions. A notable finding in this study was significance positive parent-child relationship and emotional competence. Positive and negative relationships among the eight dimensions of parent-child relationships (Neglecting, rejecting, Symbolic punishment, Protecting, Symbolic Reward, Object Reward, Loving, Indifferent) except “demanding” and “Object Punishment” significantly related with emotional competence dimensions at p<0.05 significant level in the sample were found. The results proved that statistical significance of the relationship between emotional competence and parent child relationships. Implications and suggestions for future research were discussed.
Abstract: Adolescents relation with parents and their overall development has attracted and increasing research attention. And yet identification of parental relationship and adolescents’ emotional competence is relatively a new area of research. Given the role emotional competence played in healthy functioning in young adolescents over a life span., it is i...
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Effect of Physical Sports and Exercise on the Mental Health of the Citizen of Karachi
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2020
Pages:
75-82
Received:
7 September 2020
Accepted:
22 September 2020
Published:
11 December 2020
Abstract: The study attempts to demonstrate the effects of physical sports or exercise on the mental health of individuals who take part in physical sports or exercise (sports group) and who do not take part in sports (non-sports group) among the citizens of Karachi, on the variable of depression, anxiety and stress, optimism, resilience and hope. It was hypothesized that 1) Physical sports or exercise have positive effects on mental health. 2) Individuals who take part in physical sports or exercise will score low on depression, anxiety and stress scale and score high on optimism, hope, and resilience. 3) Individual who do not take part in physical sports or exercise will score high on depression anxiety and stress scale and score low on hope, resilience, and optimism. 4) There will be a significant difference between the scores of men and women on depression, anxiety, stress scale and hope, optimism, resilience. It was a comparative study between sports group: individuals who play physical sports or do exercise and have membership in a sport club or gym and non-sports group: individuals who do not play physical sports or exercise. Data was collected from different areas of Karachi during the month of March 2015 to April 2015. By using convenient sampling technique a sample of 80 individuals (males and females) was approached in this study. Age range was 18 to 40 years. Mean age of the participants was 25 years. Depression Anxiety Stress scale (DASS) was used to measure depression anxiety and stress, Life orientation test revised (LOT-R) was used to measure optimism, Adult hope scale (AHS) was used to measure hope, and Breif resilience scale (BRS) was used to measure resilience. The findings revealed that there is a positive effect of sports on mental health. Individuals who play physical sports scored low on DASS and high on LOT-R, AHS, and BRS. No significant differences were found between the scores of males and females. Over all findings of the research are consistent with previous researches but there is a need of exploration because both groups have scored same on hope and resilience.
Abstract: The study attempts to demonstrate the effects of physical sports or exercise on the mental health of individuals who take part in physical sports or exercise (sports group) and who do not take part in sports (non-sports group) among the citizens of Karachi, on the variable of depression, anxiety and stress, optimism, resilience and hope. It was hyp...
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