Attachment Dynamics at Children of 9-12 years old with Divorced Parents in Elbasan, Albania

Divorce is a world phenomenon that affects not only the two parents but children too. Divorce is a wound of Albanian society extended during this time of transition. Parents divorce with each other and sometimes they "divorce" from their children. For a child, losing one parent is the same...

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Main Author: Irena Xhaferri
Format: Article
Language:Bulgarian
Published: South-West University "Neofit Rilski", Department of Sociology, Academic seminar "Media and Education" 2016-05-01
Series:Проблеми на постмодерността
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Online Access:https://pmpjournal.org/index.php/pmp/article/view/71
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description Divorce is a world phenomenon that affects not only the two parents but children too. Divorce is a wound of Albanian society extended during this time of transition. Parents divorce with each other and sometimes they "divorce" from their children. For a child, losing one parent is the same thing with dying. The aim of this study besides recognizing the phenomenon of divorce of parents and its importance for children of 9-12 years old to explore the effects of divorce of parents at attachment dynamics, self-esteem and shame and guilt. The methodology of this study is: attachment questionnaire, self-esteem questionnaire (Rosenberg) and shame and guilt questionnaire applied at 100 children of divorced families and 100 children of non divorced families at 9-years system at 12 schools in the city of Elbasan. This study proved all hypothesis and objectives and results that children of divorced families have more shame and guilt feelings than children of intact families. They feel guilty about the divorce of their parents. We, also, came to an end that children of divorced families have lower rates of self esteem than children of intact families. It was a very large number of children of intact families that had secure attachment compared to children of divorced families where non secure/anxious attachment. A characteristic of divorced children was the presence of avoidant and disorganized attachment among them. It was recommended that parent should not discuss their divorce in the presence of their children, should explain that divorce is for parents and not for children and is not children fault about the divorce.
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spelling doaj.art-e9e885e772fd4b7380dde8aafce5c3ce2022-12-22T03:25:24ZbulSouth-West University "Neofit Rilski", Department of Sociology, Academic seminar "Media and Education"Проблеми на постмодерността1314-37002016-05-0161Attachment Dynamics at Children of 9-12 years old with Divorced Parents in Elbasan, AlbaniaIrena Xhaferri0University of ElbasanDivorce is a world phenomenon that affects not only the two parents but children too. Divorce is a wound of Albanian society extended during this time of transition. Parents divorce with each other and sometimes they "divorce" from their children. For a child, losing one parent is the same thing with dying. The aim of this study besides recognizing the phenomenon of divorce of parents and its importance for children of 9-12 years old to explore the effects of divorce of parents at attachment dynamics, self-esteem and shame and guilt. The methodology of this study is: attachment questionnaire, self-esteem questionnaire (Rosenberg) and shame and guilt questionnaire applied at 100 children of divorced families and 100 children of non divorced families at 9-years system at 12 schools in the city of Elbasan. This study proved all hypothesis and objectives and results that children of divorced families have more shame and guilt feelings than children of intact families. They feel guilty about the divorce of their parents. We, also, came to an end that children of divorced families have lower rates of self esteem than children of intact families. It was a very large number of children of intact families that had secure attachment compared to children of divorced families where non secure/anxious attachment. A characteristic of divorced children was the presence of avoidant and disorganized attachment among them. It was recommended that parent should not discuss their divorce in the presence of their children, should explain that divorce is for parents and not for children and is not children fault about the divorce.https://pmpjournal.org/index.php/pmp/article/view/71familydivorceattachmentself- esteemshame and guilt
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Attachment Dynamics at Children of 9-12 years old with Divorced Parents in Elbasan, Albania
Проблеми на постмодерността
family
divorce
attachment
self- esteem
shame and guilt
title Attachment Dynamics at Children of 9-12 years old with Divorced Parents in Elbasan, Albania
title_full Attachment Dynamics at Children of 9-12 years old with Divorced Parents in Elbasan, Albania
title_fullStr Attachment Dynamics at Children of 9-12 years old with Divorced Parents in Elbasan, Albania
title_full_unstemmed Attachment Dynamics at Children of 9-12 years old with Divorced Parents in Elbasan, Albania
title_short Attachment Dynamics at Children of 9-12 years old with Divorced Parents in Elbasan, Albania
title_sort attachment dynamics at children of 9 12 years old with divorced parents in elbasan albania
topic family
divorce
attachment
self- esteem
shame and guilt
url https://pmpjournal.org/index.php/pmp/article/view/71
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