A Comparative Study of Psychological Wellbeing between Orphan and Non-orphan Children in Addis Ababa : The Case of Three Selected Schools in Yeka Sub-city By Afework

i Acknowledgement I would like to express my gratitude of all who generously gave their time, energy and knowledge in helping me while understanding this research. Without the contribution of these people the study could not have come to completion. First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Ato Daniel Tefera and Ato Teshwal Ashagrie my thesis advisors, for their efforts in providing me with relevant advice, critical comments and constructive suggestion throughout the course of my thesis work. Further, this study could not have been concluded without the deep love and the real commitment of my best friends Engida Sisay, Eyosiyas Yilma, Henok Senay, Natnael Terefe. Furthermore, I want to express my deepest love, acknowledgment, and appreciation to my beloved family: for their love, support and wisdom; without them I never could have made it this far. It also want to extend my deepest gratified to the study participants for providing me with invaluable information without any kind of inhabitations.