Abstract :
The present study aimed to compare the loneliness and social self-efficacy
among male adolescents in families where the presence of father was
temporary (for employment) and normal adolescents in Shiraz. This was a
causal-comparative study. The population consisted of high school
students in area one, Shiraz. Using multistage cluster sampling method, 8
schools were selected from 31 boy’s high schools; and 5 classes were
selected from each school. In each class, the questionnaire was given to
students who were eligible as normal group. Totally, 201 cases were
included in normal group. Using convenience sampling, the students that
their parents were in work for two weeks, a month, or more were selected
as experimental group. The questionnaire was given to 201 cases. The
Usher’ loneliness (1984) and Couneley’s social self-efficacy among
adolescents (1989) questionnaires were used for collecting the data. The
independent t test was used to analyze the data. The results showed that
there was a significant difference between loneliness and social selfefficacy
of teenagers in two groups. In other words, the loneliness and
social self-efficacy of experiment group was more and less, respectively.
Therefore, it was concluded that the permanent presence of father
influenced the level of loneliness sense and social self-efficacy among
adolescents.
