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Abstract:
In this study, it is intended to investigate the social adaptation and friend relationships of
adolescents living in orphanage and the ones living with their family; to determine if there is a relationship
between their social adaptation and friend relationships and accordingly to offer suggestions about how to
support adolescents’ social adaptation and friend relationships in a positive way. Research has been conducted
on 136 adolescents voluntarily involved in the study including 68 adolescents living in orphanage and 68
adolescents living with their family between the ages 13-17. In order to evaluate the social adaptation of
adolescents, Hacettepe Inventory of Personality-Social Adaptation Subscale developed by Özgüven (1992) and
in order to determine their friend relationships Friend Relationship Scale which is tested in terms of validity and
reliability and developed by Kaner (2000) have been used. At the end of the research, it has been concluded that
living in orphanage cause significant difference in adolescents’ both social adaptation and friend relationships
and there is a positive correlation between social adaptation and friend relationships (p<.05).
Key words: Adolescent, orphanage, social adaptation, friend relationship