INVESTIGATION OF THE MEDIATING ROLE OF THE AGE GROUP IN THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC PROBLEMS ON INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS OF AFGHAN MIGRANT CHILDREN IN KAYSERİ

Authors : Manizha BAHRAH, Talha TURHAN

Pages : 172-183

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Publication Date : 2022-10-06

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of the study is to examine the mediating role of age in the impact of domestic problems on children's personal problems. In accordance with the scope of the research, prior to the implementation, interviews were conducted to state and non-governmental organizations such as provincial migration administration, Social Security Agency (SGK), Turkish Red Crescent, Community Center, Afghan refugees solidarity and Assistance Association. A factor analysis of the questionnaire developed according to the purpose of the research was carried out and the scale of identifying the problems of migrant children was developed within the scope of the research. The research implementation survey was conducted by interviewing 100 of the 1,055 Afghan migrant children who came to Kayseri/Turkey in 2018 by face-to-face sampling on a voluntary basis by simple random sampling method. The analysis was carried out with SPSS 24.0 and Amos 24.0 package programs. As a result of the research, it was determined that the age factor part mediated role in the effect of children's domestic problems on individual elements. It is observed that the power of domestic problems to affect children's individual problems decreases with age.
Keywords : Migrant children, individual problems, domestic problems, social problems, migration, mediating role, structural equality model