The effects of monoparental and traditional families on adolescents

Abstract

This study examines the impact of single-parent and traditional families on depression and self-esteem among adolescents, with the aim of identifying differences in the level of the two concepts mentioned. The tests were applied to a group of 60 subjects belonging to both the male and female gender, and the age range is between 16 and 20 years. Given the above, the objectives of the paper are: establishing the differences in self-esteem and depression between the two types of families. Following statistical calculations, all objectives have been achieved, all hypotheses are valid. There are significant differences in depression and self-esteem among adolescents in traditional and single-parent families, with the latter having significantly higher scores for depression and lower scores for self-esteem.