THE RELATION BETWEEN DIVORCE EXPERIENCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS OF CHILDREN AGED 15-18 YEARS
THE RELATION BETWEEN DIVORCE EXPERIENCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS OF CHILDREN AGED 15-18 YEARS

Summary/Abstract: This study investigates the direct and indirect relations between divorce and social participation among children aged 15-18 at Arab-Israeli societies. The researcher used both the quantitative and qualitative approaches. For the collection of quantitative data, a questionnaire was distributed to 265 male and female Arab students aged 15-18 in Israel. As for the qualitative data, interviews were carried out with 54 participants, including students, parents, educational counselors, social workers, and psychotherapists. The questionnaire results showed that children whose parents remained married have better social skills than children from divorced families. Regarding the general results of interviewing 54 participants, most of them agree that children of divorced families had a weak level of social skills since they were not able to interact and communicate with others emotionally. they also tended to have a noticeable lack of confidence and less participation in social activities, such as parties and games compared with children of married parents. Finally, the results stress the important relations between experiencing divorce, and children's social skills.

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