Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among adolescents and repetitional suicidal ideations (SI) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) often precede it. In order to improve recognition of youth ...who are at high risk of suicide, current study aims to identify which individual variables (personality, self-concept and adverse childhood experiences – ACE) predict prolonged NSSI and SI from middle to late adolescence. A 3-year longitudinal study was conducted with 1101 Croatian adolescents (aged 15–17). 181 students (72.4% females) reported either NSSI or SI or both in T1 and were included in all waves of the study. Analyses are focused on differentiation between adolescents who continue with NSSI/SI and those who stop with it in a 3-year period. Results showed that adolescents with prolonged NSSI/SI had more ACE, especially domestic violence, worse family financial status, higher neuroticism and lower results on self-concept variables. The prediction model of classification of those who have prolonged NSSI or SI was better for SI than NSSI, with predictors explaining 31% of variation in SI. Adolescents who experienced more ACE and report more neuroticism have a higher chance of prolonged SI, while youth who perceive better family financial status and have better relationships with parents have a greater chance to stop with it. For NSSI only neuroticism was a significant predictor. Considering significant variables which could predict prolonged NSSI and/or SI, data presented in this paper have both scientific and practical contribution in understanding, treating and preventing adolescents’ mental health problems.
Kvaliteta života mladih s otoka Prvića Mikulandra, Katarina; Rajhvajn Bulat, Linda
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01/2022, Letnik:
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Cilj je rada dobiti uvid u kvalitetu života mladih s otoka Prvića, ispitanu preko subjektivne dobrobiti mladih i resursa zajednice. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo devet mladih osoba s otoka Prvića, a ...podatci su prikupljeni putem polustrukturiranih intervjua, u razdoblju od svibnja do kolovoza 2020. Rezultati su pokazali da mladi imaju dobre odnose s obitelji, partnerom/icom i prijateljima. Uglavnom su zadovoljni stvarima koje posjeduju i financijskom situacijom. Zadovoljni su svojim trenutnim radnim okruženjem, no većina iskazuje želju za promjenom radnog statusa. Kao najveću poteškoću ističu život s roditeljima i nemogućnost osamostaljenja. Uglavnom smatraju da imaju dovoljnu količinu izbora u životu, ali smatraju kako bi veći izbor imali da žive na kopnu. Što se tiče resursa zajednice, mladi vide otok kao mjesto koje ima više poteškoća i područja koja treba unaprijediti, nego resursa, no svejedno smatraju da život na otoku ima svoje prednosti. Oni mladi koji su naveli da planiraju otići s otoka, također su rekli da bi ostali ili se vratili tamo živjeti kada bi se počelo više ulagati u otok. Rad se dotiče i subjektivne dobrobiti mladih u razdoblju pojave pandemije COVID-19 i mladi ističu kako je taj događaj imao nekih negativnih posljedica na njihovu dobrobit, ali smatraju da je izoliranost otoka te uključenost u zajednicu i održavanje veza s ostalim otočanima olakšalo suočavanje s novonastalom situacijom. Nalazi istraživanja mogu biti od koristi državnim resorima prilikom kreiranja politika za mlade i otočkih politika, ali i za planiranje određenih intervencija za ublažavanje posljedica pandemije.
This study assessed Croatian adolescents' problems in relation to socio‐demographic characteristics and experienced family violence in early and late adolescence. A national representative sample of ...1,780 Croatian students (45.3% males) in two age groups representing early (M = 13.20; SD = 0.42) and late adolescence (M = 18.14; SD = 0.38) participated. The questionnaire included the Youth Self‐Report, modified version of ISPCAN Child Abuse Screening Tool – Children's Version, and socio‐demographic data. Results show that internalising problems were more present in female adolescents, in adolescents who perceived family financial hardship and in those whose biological parents did not live together. More externalising problems were reported in late adolescence by students who were living in large cities and whose families had either low, or above‐average, financial status. Adolescents who have experienced family violence were at higher risk of developing internalising and/or externalising problems.
Svrha rada jest istraiti zastupljenost eksternaliziranih problema mladih te provjeriti doprinos u njihovu ponaanju raznih osobnih i okolinskih cimbenika. U istraivanju je sudjelovao 1101 ucenik ...(prosjecna dob 15, 18 godina) prvih razreda srednjih kola sredinje Hrvatske. Upotrijebljeni su Upitnik samoiskaza rizicnog i delinkventnog ponaanja (Ajdukovic, Rajhvajn Bulat i Suac, 2015), NEO petofaktorski inventar licnosti (Costa i McCrae, 1992), Inventar privrenosti roditeljima i vrnjacima (Armsden i Greenberg, 1987), Upitnik roditeljskog nadgledanja (Silverberg i Small, 1991), Upitnik percipiranog vrnjackog pritiska te Upitnik odnosa prema koli. Rezultati su pokazali kako su nepoeljna normativna ponaanja ucestalija od vrnjackoga nasilja i prekrajnih i lakih delinkventnih djela, pri cemu je najucestalija konzumacija alkohola. U objanjavanju eksternaliziranih problema srednjokolaca najvecu ulogu imaju ekstraverzija i ugodnost kao varijable koje se odnose na licnost adolescenta, dok su se od okolinskih varijabli najznacajnijima pokazale varijable roditeljskoga nadzora, otudenosti od majke, vrnjackoga pritiska na rizicno i na drutveno prihvatljivo ponaanje te odnos prema koli. Kljucne rijeci: eksternalizirani problemi, adolescenti, roditeljski nadzor, vrnjacki pritisak, odnos prema koli
Previous research has confirmed peers and parents as significant agents of socialisation with respect to young people's sexuality. The aim of this cross-sectional cohort study was to examine how ...parental and peer variables predict young women's sexual behaviour and sexuality-related thoughts and emotions, and whether perceived peer influences mediate the relationship between parental variables and young person sexuality. A total of 560 female high school students of 1st (mean age 15.56 years) and 3rd grade (mean age 17.55 years), selected by means of two-stage stratified probability sampling participated in the research. Results confirmed that peer variables explained considerably more variance in participant sexuality than parental variables. Indirect parental communication about sexuality was a significant positive predictor of sexual behaviour and sexuality-related thoughts and emotions in both subsamples. The strength of direct and indirect influences of parents and peers on young people's sexuality is determined by the age of the young person and specific aspects of adolescent sexuality. Perceived percentage of sexually active peers was the only mediator in older participants, while in the younger subsample, additional peer variables mediated the association between some parental and sexuality variables. In the discussion, special attention is given to implications of these results for planning future forms of comprehensive sexual education.
Cilj rada jest dobiti uvid u potrebe mladih koji su izašli iz alternativne skrbi. Istraživanje je provedeno u Zagrebu na uzorku od šesnaestero mladih. Potrebe sudionika su: potreba za povezanošću s ...drugima, formalnom podrškom, autonomijom, stambena i financijska pomoć, zaposlenje, učenje praktičnih vještina, informiranje mladih i pravo na olakšice. Istraživanjem je ispitano i na koji način se sudionici suočavaju s problemima: pozitivnim samouputama i kontrolom situacije, distrakcijom, traženjem socijalne podrške bliskih osoba, traženjem stručne podrške i izbjegavanjem suočavanja s problemima. Rezultati istraživanja se u mnogim područjima slažu s ranije provedenim istraživanjima u Hrvatskoj i svijetu, a najviše u području nezadovoljenih ili nedovoljno zadovoljenih egzistencijalnih potreba: dostatnim financijama, adekvatnim stanovanjem i stalnim i sigurnim zaposlenjem. Prostora za olakšavanjem i poboljšanjem života mladih nakon izlaska iz skrbi vidimo u unapređenju usluge posttretmana, socijalnog mentorstva te djelovanju Plana izlaska iz skrbi u izradi, kao i u praktičnoj primjeni.
The main aim of this paper is to gain insight into the needs of youth who have left alternative care in the social welfare system. The study was conducted in Zagreb on a sample of sixteen young people. The needs of the study participants are: the need for contact with others, formal support, autonomy, housing and financial support, employment, learning practical skills, access to information, and the right to benefits such as (financial) relief. It has also been examined how participants cope with problems: positive self-direction and control of the situation, distraction, seeking social support from significant others, seeking professional support, and avoiding problems. The results of this research are consistent with previous research in Croatia and around the world in many areas, especially in the area of unsatisfied or insufficiently satisfied existential needs: sufficient financial resources, adequate housing, and a stable and secure job. Opportunities to facilitate and improve the lives of young people after leaving alternative care are seen in the improvement of post-treatment services, social mentoring, and the creation of the "Plan for leaving alternative care" and its practical implementation.
The main aim of this paper is to gain insight into the needs of youth who have left alternative care in the social welfare system. The study was conducted in Zagreb on a sample of sixteen young ...people. The needs of the study participants are: the need for contact with others, formal support, autonomy, housing and financial support, employment, learning practical skills, access to information, and the right to benefits such as (financial) relief. It has also been examined how participants cope with problems: positive self-direction and control of the situation, distraction, seeking social support from significant others, seeking professional support, and avoiding problems. The results of this research are consistent with previous research in Croatia and around the world in many areas, especially in the area of unsatisfied or insufficiently satisfied existential needs: sufficient financial resources, adequate housing, and a stable and secure job. Opportunities to facilitate and improve the lives of young people after leaving alternative care are seen in the improvement of post-treatment services, social mentoring, and the creation of the "Plan for leaving alternative care" and its practical implementation.
In the recent decades, the rate of divorce has increased significantly in the Western world. This study aims to answer the following questions: what are the reasons that led to divorce from the ...perspective of the spouses in the mediation process (1); are there gender differences in their perception of those reasons (2); which variables can be used to distinguish between married couples who achieve agreement on parental care and those who do not (3). In 2010 and 2013, Social Welfare Centre Zagreb, office Sesvete, conducted a problem description analysis of 177 expert opinions gathered in mediation processes. The results have shown that the spouses stated the following reasons that lead to divorce: communication problems, emotional distancing, lack of emotional support and respect, incompatibility of expectations, lack of instrumental support, partner violence, financial problems, partner's parents as a source of conflict, parenting as a source of conflict, emotional/psychological problems of the individual and infidelity. Of all these causes, the first four were the most frequently stated and were the most common. However, lack of instrumental support, partner violence and emotional/psychological problems of the individual are reasons that are statistically more significantly reported by women than by men. None of the reasons was statistically more significantly reported by men. The variables that best differentiate between the parents who have reached an agreement on parental care and those who have not are the following: expert assessment of cooperation between parents regarding parental care, partner violence, communication and emotional/psychological problems, and emotional distancing. Also, the importance of the obtained significant variables relies on the possible implications for the use of family mediation in practice.
Cilj rada je produbiti spoznaje o povezanosti doživljaja financijskog statusa obitelji s nekim internaliziranim i eksternaliziranim problemima psihosocijalnog funkcioniranja srednjoškolaca. Prikazani ...su rezultati dva subuzorka iz istraživanja u kojem je sudjelovalo 558 učenika i učenica drugih razreda srednjih škola: 70 učenika koji procjenjuju da njihova obitelj ima manje ili puno manje novaca od drugih obitelji i 69 učenika koji procjenjuju da njihova obitelj ima više ili puno više novaca od drugih obitelji.
Mladi koji procjenjuju da njihova obitelj ima slabije financijske mogućnosti imaju više emocionalnih problema i problema s vršnjacima, nezadovoljniji su obiteljskim odnosima te doživljavaju više psihičkog zlostavljanja od strane roditelja. Skupine srednjoškolaca koji odrastaju u ispod i iznadprosječnim materijalnim prilikama međusobno se ne razlikuju u doživljenom i počinjenom vršnjačkom nasilju, prosocijalnom ponašanju, hiperaktivnosti, problemima ponašanja te doživljenom fizičkom zlostavljanju od strane roditelja. Nalazi su komentirani pod vidom psihološke ranjivosti mladih slabijeg imovinskog statusa.
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