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Comparison of Meaning in Life and Self-control between Orphans and Non-orphans

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  • Arooj Fatima

    (Department of Psychology City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan)

  • Areeba Iqbal

    (City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan)

  • Umar Hayat

    (Ph.D. Scholar, National College of Business Administration and Economics Sub Campus, Multan, Pakistan)

  • Sahar Javed

    (City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan)

  • Khinat Khan

    (City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan)

  • Kashaf Zahra

    (City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan)

Abstract

Pakistan has a population of 200 million including 65.3 million children under the age of 14 years. Over 4.6 million children are orphans. The study was designed to investigate the comparison of meaning in life and self-control between orphan and non-orphan. Correlational research design was used. Survey was conducted as a method of data collection by using purpose sampling technique to select sample of study 240 orphans and non-orphans (n=121, n=119). The Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger et al., 2006) and The Self-Restraint subscale from the Adolescents’ Self-Consciousness Scale (Nie et al., 2014) was utilized to measure participants’ self-control ability. The collected data were analyzed on SPSS. Results indicate that there is positive relationship between meaning in life and self-control ability among orphans and non-orphans. Moreover, the findings of the study reveal that meaning in life is a significant positive predictor of self-control. In addition, the level of meaning in life and self-control significantly greater in non-orphans as compared to orphans. It is recommended that counseling should be provided to orphans to enhance the level of self-control ability and maiming in life.

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  • Arooj Fatima & Areeba Iqbal & Umar Hayat & Sahar Javed & Khinat Khan & Kashaf Zahra, 2023. "Comparison of Meaning in Life and Self-control between Orphans and Non-orphans," Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 12(3), pages 811-814.
    • Handle: RePEc:rfh:bbejor:v:12:y:2023:i:3:p:811-814
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61506/01.00131
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