Patterns of Family Upbringing and their Relationship to Social Isolation among Adolescent Orphan Students

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the nature of the relationship between family upbringing patterns and social isolation among adolescent orphan students. The sample consisted of (370) male and female adolescent orphans. To achieve the objectives of the study, two scales were developed (the family upbringing patterns scale, and the social isolation scale), and their psychometric properties were verified. The results of the study showed: that the prevailing pattern of family upbringing among adolescent orphan students is the pattern of neglect, and that the level of all patterns was at medium level, and the results indicated that the level of social isolation was at medium level among the study sample. There was a positive, statistically significant relationship between the patterns of family upbringing (authoritarianism, overprotection, neglect and social isolation), while there was a negative relationship between the "democratic" family upbringing pattern and social isolation. In light of the results, the researchers suggested a number of recommendations, the most important of which are: The need to rebuild family communication channels for families of adolescent orphans, by activating psychological counseling programs for adolescent orphans by associations interested in their care, to reduce the level of social isolation to its lowest levels, and protect them from psychological and behavioral disorders.