Abstract
The current research investigated differences in self-esteem of
orphan children and children living with both parents in their
homes. The sample was composed of 150 children (75 children
from orphanages and 75 living with both parents in their homes).
Non - probability purposive sampling technique was used.
Children living with both parents were drawn from different
private schools and orphan children were drawn from
orphanages of Lahore city of Pakistan. ∗
Jonathan Berent’s Selfesteem Scale (1994) was individually administered to all the
research participants. The author of self-esteem scale granted
permission for its use in the current research. The children in
orphanages reported lower degree of self-esteem than children
living with their parents (t = 2.66, df =148, *p < .01). The
findings further suggest no significant gender difference in selfesteem of the orphan children and the children living with both
parents (t = -.54, df 148, p > .05). The findings of this research
will promote our understanding of the personality and selfesteem of children in orphanages and intact homes.
Yasmin Nilofer Farooqi, Marina Intezar. (2009) DIFFERENCES IN SELF-ESTEEM OF ORPHAN CHILDREN AND CHILDREN LIVING WITH THEIR PARENTS, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 46, Issue 1.
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