Adolescents in Thailand’s Deep South are growing up amid protracted instability, yet limited research has left a critical gap in understanding their strengths, stressors, and unmet support needs. This study aimed to gain understanding of daily lives and well-being of orphaned adolescents in the Deep South to inform future intervention efforts. In total, 10 orphaned adolescents and their primary caregivers were recruited for study participation. Adolescents participated in a visual ethnography study over the course of 2 days to “show us a day in your life with photos,” with follow-up interviews to discuss their photos. Caregivers participated in a focus group discussion about the challenges of caring for orphaned adolescents and supports that would be helpful in alleviating these challenges. Qualitative transcripts were coded by five researchers from multiple disciplines to identify emergent themes using a grounded theory approach. Themes included tension related to technology use, limited caregiver-adolescent communication, social isolation, financial hardship, and future aspirations. Lacking in peer social interaction, exploration, and opportunities to take risks, the atmosphere of restricted mobility has important implications for adolescents’ social development. Caregivers and their children have little family time for recreation and leisure that would provide opportunities to connect and navigate these issues.

泰国南部腹地的青少年在长期不稳定的情况下成长，但有限的研究在了解他们的优势、压力源和未满足的支持需求方面留下了重大差距。本研究旨在了解深南部孤儿青少年的日常生活和福祉，为未来的干预工作提供信息。总共招募了 10 名孤儿青少年及其主要照顾者参与研究。青少年参加了为期 2 天的视觉民族志研究，以“用照片向我们展示你生活中的一天”，”进行后续采访以讨论他们的照片。看护人参加了关于照顾孤儿青少年的挑战的焦点小组讨论，以及有助于缓解这些挑战的支持。定性成绩单由来自多个学科的五名研究人员编码，以使用扎根理论方法识别新兴主题。主题包括与技术使用相关的紧张局势、有限的照顾者与青少年的交流、社会孤立、经济困难和未来的愿望。由于缺乏同伴社交互动、探索和冒险机会，行动受限的氛围对青少年的社会发展具有重要影响。