Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between behavioural disorders and social cognition among orphans in Saudi Arabia by adopting a phenomenological qualitative approach. To achieve this aim, 50 subjects were selected to participate in this study through a purposive sampling. The participants were subjected to a semi-structured interview session which lasted from 45 minutes to an hour. After data has been gathered, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to analyse data into themes which were categorized into three: Symptoms of Behavioural Disorders, Social Cognitions, and Factors. The results of the study showed that emotional and behavioural disorders that orphans face in Saudi Arabia were manifested by symptoms of disorders such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Social Phobia. Factors that tend to have a significant effect on behavioural problems among orphans consisted of traumatic events, events prior to admittance in the orphanage such as physical abuse, and the overall physical environment of the orphanage, which can be at risk of being conducive for bullying and fighting among orphans. Furthermore, there might be a relationship between behavioural disorders and social cognition among orphans in Saudi Arabia.
Highlights
Orphan hood is the state of a child who is left alone to live with no parents or one of them
This study is based on that premise and intends to investigate if there is a significant relation between the social cognition of orphans and behaviour disorders in Saudi Arabia
The results of the analysis showed that the responses of the 50 research subjects were divided into three main categories of themes, namely the symptoms of behavioural disorder, factors, and social cognition
Summary
Orphan hood is the state of a child who is left alone to live with no parents or one of them. The absence of parents often results in the abnormal development of the child because there is no one to supervise him/her in the course of his/her growth. The issue of orphanage is one of critical phenomenon that encountered by many societies all over the world. Of these negative impacts that need to be investigated is the social behaviour of orphans resulted from the loss of one or two parents. This study is based on that premise and intends to investigate if there is a significant relation between the social cognition of orphans and behaviour disorders in Saudi Arabia. Many studies have been conducted on this issue; the question as to whether social cognition as a factor which leads to behavioural disorder is still scarce. This study would help in the intensive research of the cause of orphan’s behaviour disorders so as to recommend any interventions for their welfare
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