摘要：In this study, it is intended to investigate social adaptation and friend relationships of adolescents living in orphanage and the ones living with their family; to determine if there is a relationship between their social adaptation and their relationships with friends and accordingly to offer suggestions for supporting adolescents’ social adaptation and relationships with their friends in a positive way. The research has been conducted with136 adolescents who voluntarily involved in the study including 68 adolescents living in orphanage and 68 adolescents living with their family between the ages 13-17. In order to evaluate the social adaptation of adolescents, Hacettepe Personality Inventory-Social Adaptation Subscale developed by Özgüven (1992) has been used. For analyzing adolescents’ relationships with their friends Friend Relationship Scale developed by Kaner (2000) has been used. These scales have been tested in terms of validity and reliability. The research concludes that living in orphanage causes significant differences in adolescents’ both social adaptation and friend relationships and there is a positive correlation between social adaptation and friend relationship (p<.05).
