Orphanhood; in the context of mental health and difficulty in emotion regulation of children

Pages: 927-930
Princy Koul and Chandra Shakher (Department of Psychology, University of Jammu Jammu and Kashmir, India)

Orphanhood is generally related to a traumatic experience of loss and grief; it may include physical and sexual abuse. The orphan becomes emotionally, socially, physically, and economically dependent on others. He has a feeling of loneliness and dissatisfaction with his life which largely affects their mental health. The present study consists of 100 participants out of which 50 participants were orphan, and 50 participants were nonorphan children. Mental health scale (2002) by Sharma and difficulty in emotion regulation scale by Gratz and Roemer (2004) were used.The results showed a significant difference in mental health and emotion regulation of orphan and nonorphan children.