ABSTRACT

The study aimed to assess the negative psychological impact of parental imprisonment on the children. The objective of the study was to find the psychological disorder of the left behind children which are the product of parental imprisonment. Lower Dir was the Universe of the study and primary data was collected from the respondents through interview schedule. Simple random sampling technique was used for the collection of data from the sample population. A total of two hundred and sixty respondents were the sample size which was drawn by the formula derived by Sekaran and Bougie method [1]. After the collection of data, the Univariate analysis was used to find out frequency and percentage and Bivariate analysis was applied for the association between independent and dependent variables. The finding of the study concluded that a significant association was found between parental imprisonment and hostile attitude of imprisoned children (p=0.004). Similarly, a significant association was enclosed between parental imprisonment and tension and depression of imprisoned children (p=0.021). Additionally, a significant association was found between parental imprisonment and social isolation of imprisoned children (p=0.011). Likewise, a significant association was enclosed between parental imprisonment and harsh realities of imprisoned children (p=0.008). The study concluded that child of the incarcerated parents is psychologically not in conformity with the existing social setting. It could recommend that preventive and rehabilitative measures and policies should be devised to avoid them from suffering. Keywords: Imprisonment, Parents, Children, Psychological Impact and Social Isolation

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