Psychosocial challenges of single parenthood students: In the case of Hosanna Primary School, Ethiopia

Abstract

Parents provide emotional, physical and economic aid to their members of families. The aim of study was to examine the psychosocial challenges of single parenthood students in vision primary school. The target population of the study was 87 boys and 82 girls totally 169 students were selected as sample participants by using purposive sampling techniques. The five-point Likert questionnaires were used, descriptive statistics like frequency, table and percentage to examine the effect of psychosocial challenges of single parenthood students. The result revealed that students from single parenthood face psychosocial problems due to the absence of one parent by death or divorce that create more problems for these students. Also, students from single parent face psychological problems like low self-esteem, loneliness and high depression, negative attitudes about themselves and hopelessness about their future life. Finally, the study suggested that the concerned bodies should play a great role in teaching and counseling therapy.

Keywords: Psychosocial, challenges, single parenthood, students, Ethiopia.