Sandeep kaur
Dayanand Medical College &Hospital, India
Title: Empty nest syndrome and its coping strategies among parents
Biography
Biography: Sandeep kaur
Abstract
Living alone is a crucial and dynamic period for parents when their children move away from home for education, work or after marriage. The descriptive study was conducted to assess empty nest syndrome and its coping strategies among 100 parents residing in Ludhiana City, Punjab.Data was collected with Standardized UCLA Loneliness scale to assess empty nest syndrome and modified cope scale for coping strategies by using interview method. Analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that maximum (61%) were in the age group of 55 to 65 years and mean age was 60.3. (100%) parents had conversation with their children on mobile phone and (48%) were using wats app. Half (50%) parents had moderate level of empty nest syndrome Most frequently used coping strategies by the parents were religion (14.6±2.36), and the least used coping strategies were alcohol/ drug use (4.10±.438).