Page No 323-334
Nida Zafar and Rukhsana Kausar
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
The present research investigated psychosocial implication of early father separation
for adolescents and their mothers. Sample comprised of 80 cohort adolescents of 80
women (n=40 divorced women; n=40 married women). Assessment measures for
adolescents were depression, anxiety and stress scale, attachment style questionnaire,
self-image profile, social competence questionnaire, brief fear of negative evaluation,
aggression questionnaire, and brief self-control scale and assessment measures for
mothers were depression, anxiety and stress scale, parental authority questionnaire,
conflict tactics scale; UCLA loneliness Scale, social interaction anxiety scale, state-trait
anger expression inventory and multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support.
Findings showed that mother’s depression, anxiety, stress, feelings of loneliness, state
anger; social interaction anxiety, social support and authoritative parenting style predict
psychosocial problems in adolescents. Divorced mothers experienced more depression,
anxiety, stress, loneliness, social interaction anxiety and high level of state anger, anger
out and total anger as compare to married mother. Suggestions along with implications
are being discussed in Pakistani context
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