Impact of Single-Parent and Two-Parent on Resilience, Life Orientation, and Emotional Regulation among Adolescents

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine the differential impact of single-parent and two-parent on resilience, life orientation, and emotional regulation among adolescents. This comparative study focuses on adolescents from only father, only mother, and dual-parent . To measure the differential impact, data was collected from (N=150) male and female adolescents (age 13-18) District Haripur using stratified sampling .Three scales were employed to measure the objectives of the study ER-Q ,BRS,LOTR-S. This study utilized One-Way ANOVA and independent t-tests for data analysis. The results of this study indicate that adolescents from both parents showed higher resilience, as compared to single parents .Specifically, it was found adolescents from two parents exhibited higher level of life orientation and emotional regulation as compared to only father and only mother. Notably, female participants showed higher emotional regulation compared to male participants.