INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR PARENTS

INTRODUCTION

My name is Charity A. Mahombera, presently studying for a Bachelors of Sciences

Degree in Counselling with Zimbabwe Open University. Pursuant to completing my

studies, am required to undertake a project research which should culminate into my

dissertation. Accordingly you are hereby kindly requested to participate in this study

which is, The impact of single-motherhood on the personality development of

adolescents in Chitungwiza.

Having been selected to partipcipate in this study you are hereby kindly requested to the

items of this questionnaire . Be informed that the contents of your responses will be

confidentially treated for academic purposes only and that participation is voluntary.

Yours sincerely

Charity A. Mahombera

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SECTION A. DEMOGRAPHICS

Participant details (Tick where appropriate)

Sex Male Female
Age 12-15 years 16 to 18 years
19 to 21 years
Academic background Still in school O’ level
Diploma None
Self employed

Thematic Area 1: Causes of single motherhood in Zimbabwe

1. Do you understand how your mother became a single parent? (Yes/No)

2. Does it bother you that your mother is a single parent? (Yes/No)

If yes, kindly express how and why it bothers you?

………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………….

3. In your opinion, how do you view single motherhood?

View on single motherhood Tick where appropriate

Unfortunate

Regrettable

natural and ok

Thematic Area 2: Effects of single mother parentage on personality development of

adolescents

4. i) Are you aware of the physiological, socio-moral and cognitive developments you are

passing through? (Yes/No)

ii) If yes, kindly enumerate some of the changes you have witnessed?

Physiological changes Socio-moral changes Cognitive changes

1. ……………….. 1. ……………….. 1. ……………

2. ……………….. 2. ………………. 2. ……………..

3. ……………….. 3. ……………….. 3. …………….

 4. Would you say your mother has a role to play in your personality development? (Yes/No)

If yes, kindly identify the role your mother has been playing,

i. ………………………………………………….

ii. …………………………………………………...

iii. …………………………………………………..

iv. …………………………………………………..

5. Kindly identify a challenge (s) you have gone through during your adolescent life.

Challenge Tick where appropriate

Drug and substance abuse

Unwanted pregnancy

Pre-marital sex

Misdemeanor at school

Sexual abuse

6. Express your own opinion on the following;

Survey Scale: 1=Strongly

Disagree 2=Disagree
3=Neutral 4=Agree
# Question 5=Strongly Agree

6a. I interact well with my parents 1 2 3 4 5

   
My parent has time for me
6b. 1 2 3 4 5
   

6c. My parent’s earnings are sufficient for us. 1 2 3 4 5

   
 I have benefitted much from my parent to develop
6d. 1 2 3 4 5
personally
Thematic Area 3: What are the constraints faced by single mothers in effective

parentage of adolescents

7. Single mothers face challenges to foster personality development of their adolescent

children? (Yes/No)

If yes, what would you say are the challenges?

i. ……………………………………………………….

ii. ……………………………………………………….

iii. ……………………………………………………….

iv. ……………………………………………………….

Thematic Area 4: What are the recommendations for enhancing the contribution of

single mother parenting to personality developments of adolescents?

8. What are you recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of single mother

parenting to personality developments of adolescents?

i. …………………………………………………….

ii. ……………………………………………………..

iii. ……………………………………………………..

iv. …………………………………………………….

Thank you

Charity A. Mahombera