preprints.org > social sciences > gender and sexuality studies > doi: 10.20944/preprints202307.0850.v1

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Version 1 : Received: 11 July 2023 / Approved: 12 July 2023 / Online: 12 July 2023 (12:12:11 CEST)

Single parenting is a social phenomenon that has always been in existence and is as old as mankind, and today the number of single-parent families has been rampantly increasing. As a result, the researcher conducted a study in the Gambella region of Ethiopia to investigate the economic and educational implications of single parenting on female adolescent students. The study employed a qualitative research approach with a case study research design. The researchers used the purposive sampling technique to select the research area and research participants for in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, and eleven interviewees, seventeen participants in focus group discussions within two groups, and seven key informants participated. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, translated, and thematically analyzed. Interviews with research participants revealed that adolescent girl students from single-parent homes experience financial difficulties. The study also explored that students with single parents are more likely to be absent from school, to come late to school, to score low marks, and to drop out of school. Therefore, having an understanding of the benefits of having intact parents for the well-being of adolescents and raising children together should be advocated.

Single Parenting; Adolescent Girls; Economic Impact; Academic Performance; Gambella; Ethiopia

Social Sciences, Gender and Sexuality Studies

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