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Adolescents raised by single parents: Examining the impact of spiritual education lessons on school connectedness, wellbeing, and resilience

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Adolescents raised by single parents face several challenges that may impact academic outcomes, wellbeing and resilience, which are crucial psychological resources for development. This article reports a study examining the effect of spiritual education lessons (SEL) compared to creative arts activities lessons (CAAL) on school connectedness, wellbeing, and resilience outcomes of single-parent raised adolescents. Three scales were used to assess the outcomes pre-test (T1) and post-test (T2), one-year later: School Connectedness Scale (SCS), EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Wellbeing (EPOCH-MAWB), and Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ). The SEL group scored higher on all post-test outcomes with higher gains by girls, middle-class adolescents, raised by single mothers, adolescents whose parents were divorced, whose single parents had higher formal education, whose parents were single for a longer duration, who attended the SEL regularly, and completed the recommended homework. Intervention compliance mediated the relationship between adolescent socio-demographics, single parent characteristics, and outcomes. The SEL is effective in improving single parent raised adolescents’ academic engagement, wellbeing, and resilience. Some refinements in the SEL would be needed for boys, upper class adolescents, raised by single fathers, whose parents are widowed or ever-single, who have recently experienced family disruption, and whose single parents are less formally educated.

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  • Pandya, Samta P., 2023. "Adolescents raised by single parents: Examining the impact of spiritual education lessons on school connectedness, wellbeing, and resilience," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 148(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:148:y:2023:i:c:s0190740923000804
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106885
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