Relationship Between Family Economic Resources, Psychosocial Well-being, and Educational Preferences of AIDS-Orphaned Children in Southern Uganda: Baseline Findings

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dc.contributor.authorSsewamala, Fred M.
dc.contributor.authorNabunya, Proscovia
dc.contributor.authorIlic, Vilma
dc.contributor.authorMukasa, Miriam N.
dc.contributor.authorDdamulira, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-16T19:04:49Z
dc.date.available2022-06-16T19:04:49Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the relationship between economic resources, psychosocial well-being, and educational preferences of AIDS-orphaned children in southern Uganda. We use baseline data from a sample of 1410 AIDS-orphaned children (defined as children who have lost one or both biological parents to AIDS) enrolled in the Bridges to the Future study, a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) funded study. Analyses from both bivariate and multiple regression analyses indicate the following: 1) despite the well-documented economic and psychosocial challenges AIDS-orphaned children face, many of these children have high educational plans and aspirations; 2) educational aspirations differ by orphanhood status (double orphan vs. single orphan); 3) regardless of orphanhood status, children report similar levels of psychosocial well-being; 4) high levels of family cohesion, positive perceptions of the future, school satisfaction, and lower levels of hopelessness (hopefulness) are associated with high educational aspirations; and 5) reported family economic resources at baseline, all seem to play a role in predicting children’s educational preferences and psychosocial well-being. These findings suggest that the focus for care and support of orphaned children should not be limited to addressing their psychosocial needs. Addressing the economic needs of the households in which orphaned children live is equally important. Indeed, in the context of extreme poverty—in which most of the children represented in this study live—addressing structural factors, including poverty, may be a key driver in addressing their psychosocial functioning.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSsewamala, F. M., Nabunya, P., Ilic, V., Mukasa, M. N., & Ddamulira, C. (2015). Relationship between family economic resources, psychosocial well-being, and educational preferences of AIDS-orphaned children in southern Uganda: baseline findings. Global Social Welfare, 2(2), 75-86. DOI 10.1007/s40609-015-0027-zen_US
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s40609-015-0027-z
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4002
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGlobal Social Welfareen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectAIDS orphansen_US
dc.subjectSuubiUganda projectsen_US
dc.subjectBridges to the Future studyen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectEconomic strengtheningen_US
dc.subjectCare and supporten_US
dc.subjectOrphaned and vulnerable childrenen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.titleRelationship Between Family Economic Resources, Psychosocial Well-being, and Educational Preferences of AIDS-Orphaned Children in Southern Uganda: Baseline Findingsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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