The Relationship between Nostalgia and Emotional Loss among Children in Mother-Headed Households in Ma'an Governorate

This study aimed to identify the relationship between nostalgia and emotional loss among the children of mother-headed families in Ma'an Governorate. The study sample consisted of (200) boys and girls, aged (13-18 years), and the descriptive-relational methodology was used. The two study scales were developed: Nostalgia and Emotional Loss Scale with acceptable connotations of validity and reliability for the purposes of the study. The results showed that the level of nostalgia came at a high level and came after (nostalgia for people) in the first rank and at a "high" level, and came in the last rank after (nostalgia for things) and at a "high" level, and the level of emotional loss came to a high degree and came after (difficulty in identifying feelings) in the first rank and at a "high" level, while it came in the last place after (difficulty in describing feelings) and at a "high" level, and the study also found a statistically significant correlation between nostalgia and emotional loss. The study recommended providing psychosocial support programs for children who have lost a parent to enhance their emotional coping capacity.