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Original Research

FRATERNAL COHESION LEVEL AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PARENTAL ABSENCE AMONG A SAMPLE OF PREPARATORY STAGE STUDENTS IN JORDAN

FERYAL YOUSSEF AL-KHATIB 1, MOHAMMED ALI ABDALLAH MOMANI 2, and Dr. AHMAD Y. ALJAWARNEH 3.

Vol 18, No 10 ( 2023 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10070905   |   Author Affiliation: Faculty Education Sciences, Irbid National Universities, Irbid, Jordan 1,2; Ministry of Education, Jordan 3.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 1139-1152   |   Published on: 21-10-2023

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the fraternal cohesion level among a sample of preparatory stage students in Jordan, and explore the relationship between parental absence in fraternal cohesion and the effect of absence on the fraternal relationship; The sample consisted of (446) students. The results also showed differences due to gender in the fraternal relationship scale in favor of males, except dimension: Relationship between brothers and sisters in favor of females. In addition to the existence of differences due to parental absence in the fraternal relationship scale in favor of the absence of the mother dimension: Responsibility feeling in favor of the absence of both parents, and found the effect of the interaction between the gender and parental absence on the brotherly relationship scale except for the dimension: Relationship between brothers and sisters, there was no interaction.

Keywords

Fraternal Cohesion, Parental Absence, Preparatory Stage Students, Jordan.