LATENT STRUCTURE OF INTERPERSONAL TRUST AND GROUP AFFILIATION OF CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL CARE

The aim of the study was to determine the latent structure of manifest variables of interpersonal trust and group affiliation of children without parental care. The research included a sample of 122 respondents of both genders, who benefited care in the Children's SOS Village in Gračanica, the Village of Peace in Turija and the Home for Children without Parental Care in Tuzla. In order to verify the set aim of the research, the Scaler of group affiliation and the Interpersonal trust test were used. A multivariate method of exploratory factor analysis was used to determine latent dimensions. The obtained data processed in the statistical package SPSS 20 for Windows. Based on the obtained research results, four factors were determined that determine the cause-and-effect relationships of interpersonal trust and group affiliation of children without parental care. Key words: Children without parental care, educator, interpersonal trust, group affiliation.