Aggression and Depression among Orphanages resident Children | ||||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 9, Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 2013, 2013, Page 119-134 PDF (293.59 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/znj.2013.38649 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mona gamal Abd Elnaser1; Amany Sobhy Soror2; Hanaa Hamdy Elzeiny3; Yosr Mohammed Elmasry4 | ||||
| 1Demonstrator, psychiatric and mental health nursing Dep., Faculty of nursing, zagazig university | ||||
| 2Assistant professor of community health nursing, Faculty of nursing, zagazig university | ||||
| 3Lecturer ,psychiatric and mental health nursing, Faculty of nursing, Zagazig university | ||||
| 4Assistant professor of psychiatric and mental health nursing, Faculty of nursing, Mansoura university | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: aggression and depression are common problems among children in orphanages. Occur in the form of disobedience, anger, verbal hostility and self blame, and affected on academic achievement, less concentration and cause withdrawal from society. The aim of these study aim was to assess aggression and depression among orphanages' resident children. Sample & setting: A descriptive cross sectional design was selected in carrying out this study on a sample of 97 orphan child residing 5 orphanages; Epnaty, Phagr El Eslam, El Safa. El Amal and Tahsin El Seha Shelters). Tools: the main tools used for data collection were; aggression scale and depression scale. The results of the present study revealed that 29.9% of orphans children had depressive symptoms and 35.1% had aggressive symptoms. Additionally, males had more depressive symptoms than females, while females had aggressive symptoms more prevalent than males. Physical aggression was recorded among 20.0% of orphans children having depression and a total aggression was recorded among 20.6% of orphans children having depression. It can be concluded that females orphans were more aggressive than males and male ones were more depressive than females. Increased aggression and depression among orphans was related to increase time spent in orphanage. The study recommended that health educational programs should be given to caregivers in orphanages and teachers regarding how to deal appropriately with those children. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Orphanages; school age orphans; aggression; depression | ||||
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