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The relationship between psychological profile and social coping strategies among girls without parental care: an exploratory correlational study.

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This study aimed to explore the psychological profile of girls without parental care and to examine the relationship between psychological profiles and coping strategies within the community context. The study adopted a descriptive correlational design with an exploratory approach. The sample consisted of 31 (aged 10-18 years, mean age = 14.05). Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, the Jordanian-adapted Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R), and a Social Coping Strategies Scale were used. The results indicated that the most prevalent psychological symptoms among participants were neuroticism-related symptoms, depression, anxiety, and interpersonal sensitivity. Age-related variations were observed in the structure of psychological profiles. Correlational analyses revealed significant positive relationships (α = 0.05) between coping strategies and depression, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, aggression, phobia, and psychoticism. Cluster analysis further indicated the presence of distinct psychological profiles characterized by a gradient of symptom severity rather than discrete categorical differences. These profiles included low symptom, moderate symptom with normative neuroticism, and high symptom groups. The findings highlight the importance of developing targeted psychological interventions for girls without parental care, particularly focusing on neurotic symptoms, depression, interpersonal sensitivity, and anxiety. The study also recommends conducting future research with larger and more diverse samples to enhance the generalizability of the findings.

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