Family resilience is a concept that has wide and deep roots, ranging from the development of the concept of individual resilience to the postulates of general systems theory, including family systems ...theory and related therapeutic models as well as studies on family stress and coping. Integration of these roots into a comprehensive theory remains incomplete. Consequently, numerous ambiguities in the conceptualization and operationalization of the concept of family resilience remain. This has important implications for both research and the application of the concept to practice. This article aims to contribute to the clarification and understanding of this evolving concept by reviewing the foundations upon which the concept of family resilience has emerged and has been developing. Our work connects family resilience to the concepts of individual resilience, as well as, community resilience, presenting key challenges but also possible solutions in operationalizing indicators of risk, protective factors, and good outcomes. This article discusses the influence of context and dominant social discourses in defining both risk exposure and family adaptation, highlighting community engagement as a core resilience resource. The article concludes by presenting the challenges that remain in the field of family resilience research, especially in light of the relevance of this concept to interventions and practice pertaining to child and youth care practice.
Existing research on the well-being of professional helpers is mainly focused on the professional aspect. There is very little data on their subjective wellbeing, as well as on the factors that ...contribute to it. So far, studies have shown that professional helpers have higher numbers of adverse childhood experiences (ACE), as well as higher levels of life satisfaction compared to the general population. This could indicate resilience, which is facilitated by internal and external protective factors. Our study aims to explore the contribution of ACE and internal and external protective factors in explaining life satisfaction among professional helpers, as well as to determine the moderating influence of internal and external protective factors on the relationship between ACE and life satisfaction. The research was conducted on a sample of 622 professional helpers, including pedagogues, psychologists, social pedagogues, and social workers. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis indicate that adverse childhood experiences, as well as internal (resiliency and general self-efficacy) and external protective factors (perceived social support from special person and family) significantly contribute to determining the life satisfaction of professional helpers. There are no significant interaction effects of protective factors and ACE, but together they contribute to explaining 1.5% variance of life satisfaction. At the same time, the introduction of interaction effects in the last step resulted in the loss of the predictive significance of ACE in explaining life satisfaction. These results indicate the long-term effects of ACE on life satisfaction, as well as the possible synergistic or cumulative effect of protective factors.
Od 6. do 9. studenog 2018. u Galwayu, Irska, održan je simpozij o razvoju zajednice, odnosno o istraživanju otpornosti zajednice kao temeljne komponente otpornosti pojedinca (Communities as enablers: ...Exploring community resilience as a foundational component of individual resilience).
Iako se u svijetu sve češće koristi, mješoviti istraživački pristup u društvenim znanostima u Hrvatskoj još uvijek je rijetkost. Mogući razlog tome leži i u zamršenosti i brojnim nejasnoćama koje se ...i dalje uz ovaj pristup vežu, poput: miješaju li se u mješovitom pristupu metode ili metodologije? Ako se miješaju metodologije, a ne samo metode, od koje istraživačke paradigme krenuti i koji tip nacrta istraživanja koristiti? Je li moguće miješati različite paradigme koje su u podlozi različitih istraživačkih pitanja? Cilj ovog rada jest ispitati postoji li način da se podjele mogućnosti miješanja kvalitativnih i kvantitativnih istraživanja pojednostave - posebice s obzirom na vrstu mješovitog pristupa i odgovora na pitanje miješaju li se u svakoj od njih metode ili metodologije. U radu su prvo objašnjena i kritički raspravljena obilježja mješovitog pristupa, vrste nacrta u mješovitom pristupu i paradigmatski izazovi, a zatim je ponuđen prijedlog jednostavnije podjele različitih mogućnosti mješovitog istraživačkog pristupa. Prema navedenom prijedlogu, mješoviti istraživački pristupi mogu se podijeliti na dvije osnovne skupine - jednu koja miješa metode i drugu koja miješa metodologije. Prijedlog jednostavnije podjele mješovitih istraživanja osmišljen je kao svojevrstan vodič prema kojemu, ovisno o istraživačkim pitanjima i/ili hipotezama istraživači mogu odabrati najprikladniji mješoviti nacrt za svoja istraživačka pitanja.
Istrazivanja dobrobiti profesionalnih pomagaca uglavnom su usmjerena na profesionalni aspekt, dok je manje podataka o subjektivnoj dobrobiti profesionalnih pomagaca kao i cimbenicima koji joj ...doprinose. Dostupni podaci uglavnom ukazuju na veci broj nepovoljnih iskustava u djetinjstvu (NID) kod profesionalnih pomagaca nego u opcoj populaciji, ali i na visit razinu zadovoljstvo zivotom. Navedeno bi moglo upucivati na proces otpornosti, kojeg facilitiraju unutarnji i vanjski zastitni cimbenici. Ovim istrazivanjem nastoji se utvrditi doprinos NID-a te unutarnjih i vanjskih zastitnih cimbenika u sadasnjosti u objasnjenju zadovoljstva zivotom, odnosno moderatorska uloga unutarnjih i vanjskih zastitnih cimbenika u odnosu NID-a i zadovoljstva zivotom kod profesionalnih pomagaca. Istrazivanje je provedeno na uzorku od 622 profesionalna pomagaca: pedagoga, psihologa, socijalnih pedagoga i socijalnih radnika. Provedenom hijerarhijskom regresijskom analizom utvrdenoje kako NID, kao i unutarnji (individualna otpornost i generalna samoefikasnost) te vanjski zastitni cimbenici (percipirana socijalna podrska znacajne druge osobe i obitelji) doprinose objasnjenju zadovoljstva zivotom profesionalnih pomagaca. Nijedan interakcijski efekt zastitnih cimbenika i NID-a u djetinjstvu nije znacajan, ali zajedno, doprinose objasnjenju 1.5% varijance zadovoljstva zivotom. Uvodenjem interakcijskih efekata, prediktivni znacaj NID-a u objasnjenju zadovoljstva zivotom se gubi. Ovi rezultati ukazuju na dugorocno djelovanje NID-a, ali i na moguce sinergijsko, odnosno kumulativno djelovanje cimbenika zastite. Kljucne rijeci: nepovoljna iskustva u djetinjstvu, zadovoljstvo zivotom, zastitni cimbenici, profesionalni pomagaci Existing research on the well-being of professional helpers is mainly focused on the professional aspect. There is very little data on their subjective wellbeing, as well as on the factors that contribute to it. So far, studies have shown that professional helpers have higher numbers of adverse childhood experiences (ACE), as well as higher levels of life satisfaction compared to the general population. This could indicate resilience, which is facilitated by internal and external protective factors. Our study aims to explore the contribution of ACE and internal and external protective factors in explaining life satisfaction among professional helpers, as well as to determine the moderating influence of internal and external protective factors on the relationship between ACE and life satisfaction. The research was conducted on a sample of 622 professional helpers, including pedagogues, psychologists, social pedagogues, and social workers. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis indicate that adverse childhood experiences, as well as internal (resiliency and general self-efficacy) and external protective factors (perceived social support from special person and family) significantly contribute to determining the life satisfaction of professional helpers. There are no significant interaction effects of protective factors and ACE, but together they contribute to explaining 1.5% variance of life satisfaction. At the same time, the introduction of interaction effects in the last step resulted in the loss of the predictive significance of ACE in explaining life satisfaction. These results indicate the long-term effects of ACE on life satisfaction, as well as the possible synergistic or cumulative effect of protective factors. Keywords: adverse childhood experiences, life satisfaction, protective factors, professional helpers
U radu su prikazani učinkoviti programi razvijeni u SAD-u i zapadnoj Europi koji se primjenjuju u radu s obitelji u obiteljskom okruženju, a u fokusu imaju djecu i mlade s visokim rizikom u ...ponašanju, odnosno s razvijenim problemima u ponašanju. Riječ je o intenzivnim programima pomoći obitelji baziranim na općoj teoriji sustava, teoriji socijalne ekologije, teoriji kriznih intervencija i teoriji socijalnog učenja. Cilj tih programa je sprječavanje izdvajanja djece i mladih u riziku iz njihovih obitelji, osnaživanje obitelji, poboljšanje funkcioniranja obitelji i poboljšanje ponašanje djeteta/adolescenta. S obzirom da u Republici Hrvatskoj ne postoje slični programi, u radu je naglašena važnost uključivanja takvih programa u postojeći kontinuum intervencija s djecom i mladima u riziku i njihovim obiteljima.
Cilj rada je utvrditi metrijska obilježja instrumenta za mjerenje jedne od komponenti otpornosti obitelji – zaštitnih čimbenika u obitelji. Riječ je o instrumentu Family Resilience Assessment Scale ...(FRAS, Sixbey, 2005), odnosno Upitniku za procjenu otpornosti obitelji. Istraživanje je provedeno s prigodnim uzorkom od 220 roditelja (53.9% majki i 46.1% očeva), učenika 1. razreda srednjih škola Ivan Švear u Ivanić Gradu i 1. Gimnazije u Zagrebu. Rezultati faktorske analize skraćene verzije instrumenta (54 čestice) ukazuju na šest-faktorsko rješenje koje objašnjava 48.89% varijance. Riječ je o faktorima: Obiteljska komunikacija i rješavanje problema, Pridavanje smisla nedaćama, Podrška susjeda, Obiteljska duhovnost, Obiteljska povezanost, Sigurnost i podrška u zajednici. Navedeno faktorsko rješenje uvelike je slično faktorskom rješenju koje je dobila autorica instrumenta (Sixbey, 2005). Pouzdanost četiri skale je zadovoljavajuća (α= od .65 do .92), dok dvije skale imaju nižu pouzdanost (Pridavanje smisla nedaćama, α=.58, Podrška susjeda, α=.60). Deskriptivni podaci ukazuju na negativnu asimetričnost distribucija rezultata na svim faktorima, odnosno visoke vrijednosti rezultata, što može upućivati na slabu osjetljivost instrumenta. U radu su navedeni prijedlozi za doradu instrumenta.
The aim of this paper is to examine metric characteristics of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS, Sixbey, 2005) on Croatian sample. Parents of first grade students from secondary schools Ivan Svear in Ivanic Grad and The First high school in Zagreb were included in research (N = 220, 53.9% of mothers and 46.1% fathers). Factor analysis of shortened version of the instrument (54 items) point to six-factor solution that explains 48.89% of the variance: Family communication and problem solving, Making sense of adversity, Neighbors support, Family spirituality, Family connection and Security and support in the community. Obtained factor solution was similar to the original model (Sixbey, 2005). Reliability of four scales is satisfactory (α from .65 to .92), while two scales have lower reliability (Making sense of adversity, α =.58, Neighbors support, α =.60). Descriptive data indicate a negative asymmetry of results distribution on all factors, and high results values that may indicate low sensitivity of the instrument. Recommendations for instrument improvement are discussed.
Izazovi istraživanja otpornosti obitelji Ferić, Martina; Maurović, Ivana; Žižak, Antonija
Kriminologija I Socijalna Integracija,
09/2016, Volume:
24, Issue:
1
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Open access
Otpornost je koncept koji se sve više istražuje u području psihosocijalnih znanosti. Time se ujedno i rasvjetljavaju brojne nejasnoće u konceptualiziranju i operacionaliziranju ovog fenomena. Kroz ...pedesetogodišnji razvoj, koncept je prošao put od usmjerenosti na pojedinca ka usmjerenosti na sve šira okruženja pojedinca (obitelj, zajednica, kultura). U skladu s time, nejasnoće nastale u području istraživanja individualne otpornosti selile su se u područja istraživanja otpornosti u sustavima poput obitelji ili zajednice. Cilj ovog rada je dati pregled različitih načina konceptualizacije otpornosti obitelji te navesti operacionalizaciju otpornosti obitelji u projektu Specifična obilježja obitelji u riziku: doprinos razvoju kompleksnih intervencija koje se provodi na Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu.
Resilience is a concept that has been increasingly explored in the field of psychosocial science. This also sheds light on number of ambiguities in the conceptualization and operationalization of this phenomenon. Through fifty years of development, the concept went from the individual to the broader environment of individual (family, community, culture). Accordingly, ambiguities that appeared in the field of individual resilience were transferred to the field of family and community resilience. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of family resilience conceptualization, in the contemporary literature. Furthermore, operationalization of family resilience concept in the research Specific characteristics of families at risk: contribution to complex interventions planning(Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb) is presented in the paper.
This study expands on earlier analyses of the data generated by a cross-sectional study involving a random sample of 5149 middle-school students with a mean age of 14.5 years from four EU-countries ...(Austria, Germany, Slovenia, and Spain), in which every fourth respondent (23.0%) had been physically abused by his or her parents and almost every sixth respondent (17.3%) had witnessed physical spousal abuse. Contrary to expectations, some of these youths reported no engagement in peer violence and no symptoms of depression, which meant that they could be considered “resilient.” Given their precarious conditions, we inquired into how these young people functioned on other protective and risk indicators when compared to non-violence exposed peers. Using Bonferroni post-hoc tests, we conducted an analysis of variance based comparison of levels of risk and protective factors on three groups of violence and depression-resilient youth (low, middle and high family violence experience) with those participants who reported no family violence or abuse, no depression and no use of violence. The violence and depression-resilient participants reported significantly higher levels of aggression supportive beliefs, alcohol consumption, drug use, verbal aggression towards and from teachers and use of indirect aggression, along with lower levels of social and personal protective characteristics such as self-acceptance, emotional self-control, optimism about the future, and positive relations with parents and teachers, than students without family violence experiences. We therefore concluded that while some family violence exposed young people may not engage in violence or experience depression, this does not automatically imply an absence of other challenges and calls into question our current notions of resilience.
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