Utjecaj stresnih i traumatskih životnih događaja na pozitivno mentalno zdravlje adolescenata

master's thesis

• Title (english): The impact of stressful and traumatic life events on positive mental health of adolescents
• Author: Paula Ilijaš
• Mentor: Miranda Novak (mentor)
• Committee member: Miranda Novak (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Martina Ferić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Josipa Mihić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-09-16, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education/Rehabilitation Sciences

Abstract

Cilj ovog diplomskog rada bio je ispitati povezanost između stresnih i traumatskih životnih događaja i pozitivnog mentalnog zdravlja učenika srednjih škola Varaždinske županije. Uz to, ispitivala se razina pozitivnog mentalnog zdravlja, učestalost doživljavanja stresnih i traumatskih događaja te rodne razlike između tih konstrukata.
Navedeno istraživanje dio je većeg projekta pod nazivom „Pozitivan razvoj adolescenata u Hrvatskoj“ koji je u razdoblju od 2017. do 2019. godine 10 138 adolescenata ispitivao o specifičnostima njihova razvoja te osobitostima obitelji, vršnjaka, zajednice i školskog okruženja. Istraživanje je uključilo reprezentativan uzorak od 1647 srednjoškolaca s područja Varaždinske županije. Sudionici su bili uključeni iz sljedećih srednjih škola: 143 učenika Medicinske škole, 154 učenika Graditeljske, prirodoslovne i rudarske škole, 196 učenika Strojarske i prometne škole, 234 učenika Gospodarske škole, 204 učenika Prve gimnazije, 178 učenika Druge gimnazije, 153 učenika Srednje strukovne škole, 305 učenika Elektrostrojarske škole te 80 učenika Glazbene škole.
Osim demografski podataka, pozitivno mentalno zdravlje ispitivalo se skalom Warwick-Edinburg Mental Wellbeing Scale (Stewart-Brown i sur., 2007), a stresni i traumatski događaji Upitnikom životnih događaja koji se posebno konstruirao za potrebe spomenutog projekta po uzoru na slične upitnike. Za potrebe ovog diplomskog rada, događaji su se podijelili na svakodnevne i traumatske.
Rezultati su pokazali kako varaždinski adolescenti postižu prosječnu razinu pozitivnog mentalnog zdravlja (M=50,91; SD=10,44), pri čemu mladići postižu višu razinu od djevojaka. Što se tiče doživljenih stresnih i traumatskih događaja, prosječni rezultat je pet proživljenih događaja, pri čemu se pokazalo da djevojke doživljavaju više stresnih događaja. Osim toga, potvrđena je negativna povezanost između pozitivnog mentalnog zdravlja te stresnih i traumatskih događaja.

Abstract (english)

The aim of this graduate thesis was to examine the relationship between stressful and traumatic life events and positive mental health of high school students in Varaždin County. In addition, the level of positive mental health, the frequency of experiencing stressful and traumatic events, and the gender differences between these constructs were examined.
This research is part of a larger project called "Positive Adolescent Development in Croatia" which in the period from 2017 to 2019 examined 10,138 adolescents about the specifics of their development and the characteristics of family, peers, community and school environment. The research included a representative sample of 1 647 high school students from the area of Varaždin County. Participants were included from the following high schools: 143 students of the Medical School, 154 students of the School of Architecture, Science and Mining, 196 students of the School of Mechanical Engineering and Traffic, 234 students of the School of Economics, 204 students of the First Gymnasium, 178 students of the Second Gymnasium, 153 students of the Secondary Vocational School, 305 students of the School of Electrical Engineering and 80 students of the Music School.
In addition to demographic data, positive mental health was examined by the Warwick-Edinburg Mental Wellbeing Scale (Stewart-Brown et al., 2007) and stressful and traumatic events by the Life Events Questionnaire specially designed for the project based on similar questionnaires. For the purposes of this thesis, the events were divided into everyday events and traumatic events.
The results showed that adolescents from Varaždin achieve an average level of positive mental health (M=50,91; SD=10,44), with boys achieving a higher level than girls. Regarding the experienced stressful and traumatic events, the average result is five experienced events, with girls being shown to experience more stressful events. In addition, a negative correlation between positive mental health and stressful and traumatic events was confirmed.

• Keywords: adolescenti; pozitivno mentalno zdravlje; stresni događaji; traumatski događaji
• Keywords (english): adolescents; positive mental health; stressful events; traumatic events
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:628819
• Study programme: Title: Graduate study of Social Pedagogy; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra socijalne pedagogije (magistar/magistra socijalne pedagogije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-11-09 08:07:11