Purpose: the aim of present study is to compare of sensation seeking and social competence between orphan girls (13-20) and girls with irresponsible caretakers resident in well-being boarding centers with adopted girls by families.
Method of study: the method of this study is descriptive and it is of post-event. There are 60 people in this statistical population. In the study samples, after 30 people from orphan girl and girls with irresponsible caretakers and 30 girls adopted by family in lorestan province were equaled from points of age, sex, and education status. They were chosen by available sampling. The data is gathered by "zuckermans sensation seeking" and "felner social competence" questionnaires. The results of data are analyzed by t-test for independent groups.Findings: the findings in this study showed that there is a meaningful difference between sensation seeking and social competence among orphan girls and girls with irresponsible caretakers with girls adopted by families.
Result: It can be said that separation from parents as a traumatic event can influence the future and growing health and mental health of girls and it faces them with psychological vulnerabilities.
shariatmadar,A and poorgravand,S . (2014). Comparison of sensation seeking and social competence of girls living in well-being boarding centers and girls adopted by families. Counseling and psychotherapy culture, 5(20), 95-112.
MLA
shariatmadar,A , and poorgravand,S . "Comparison of sensation seeking and social competence of girls living in well-being boarding centers and girls adopted by families", Counseling and psychotherapy culture, 5, 20, 2014, 95-112.
HARVARD
shariatmadar A, poorgravand S. (2014). 'Comparison of sensation seeking and social competence of girls living in well-being boarding centers and girls adopted by families', Counseling and psychotherapy culture, 5(20), pp. 95-112.
CHICAGO
A shariatmadar and S poorgravand, "Comparison of sensation seeking and social competence of girls living in well-being boarding centers and girls adopted by families," Counseling and psychotherapy culture, 5 20 (2014): 95-112,
VANCOUVER
shariatmadar A, poorgravand S. Comparison of sensation seeking and social competence of girls living in well-being boarding centers and girls adopted by families. Counseling and psychotherapy culture. 2014;5(20):95-112 (In Persian).
