ASSESMENT OF INTERPERSONAL TRUST AND GROUP AFFILIATION OF CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL CARE IN RELATION TO ACHIEVING CONTACT WITH RELATIVES

he aim of the research was to determine the difference in interpersonal trust and group affiliation of children without parental care in relation to contact with relatives. The research included a convenient sample of 122 respondents of both genders, who were taken care of in the "Children's SOS Village" Gračanica, "Village of Peace" Turija and the "Home for Children Without Parental Care" in Tuzla. In order to verify the research objective, the Group Affiliation Scaler and the Interpersonal Trust Test were used.A t-test was used to determine the difference in interpersonal trust and group affiliation between children without parental care in relation to contact with relatives. The obtained data was processed in the statistical package SPSS 20 for Windows.Based on the results, it can be concluded that there is no statistically significant difference in the assessment of interpersonal trust and group belonging between children without parental care in relation to contact with relatives.Key words: children without parental care, interpersonal trust, group affiliation, relatives, kinship.