Uključenost roditelja moderira međusobnu povezanost stresnih događaja i mentalnog zdravlja adolescenata

This is an empirical cross-sectional study designed to investigate the possible moderating role of parental involvement in the interaction between negative stressful life events in adolescents and their psychological well-being. As a part of the Swedish-Ukrainian initiative based on the SEYLE project strategy, 589 students from ten schools in the city of Odessa were questioned. The respondents’ average age was 14.87 years (SD = 1.11 years). The study showed that high parental involvement plays a protective role regarding general and mental health, psychosomatic disorders, and Internet addiction in the respondents exposed to different stressful situations. Nevertheless, regarding several stressful events, high parental involvement appeared to have a negative effect. In particular, it was noticed in cases as being incarcerated (F = 6.80; P < 0.01; η2 = 0.01; B = -0.93, CI -1.64 – -0.23), in case of a misdemeanour (F = 11.96; P < 0.001; η2 = 0.02; B = -0.83, CI -1.30 – -0.36), and in case of a traumatic injury or illness (F = 5.40; P < 0.05; η2 = 0.01; B = -0.54, CI -1.00 – -0.08). Thus, parental involvement, in general, has a protective effect on the mental health and psychological well-being of adolescents in most stressful situations. On the other hand, in some stressful situations, high parental involvement may have a negative impact on well-being outcomes, possibly due to negative emotional reactions of youngsters in situations which they would prefer to hide from their parents.Ovo je empirijsko transverzalno istraživanje osmišljeno kako bi se istražila potencijalna moderatorska uloga roditeljske uključenosti u interakciji između negativnih stresnih događaja u životu adolescenata i njihove psihološke dobrobiti. U sklopu švedsko-ukrajinske inicijative utemeljene na strategiji projekta SEYLE, ispitano je 589 učenika iz deset škola u Odessi. Prosječna je dob ispitanika 14,87 (SD = 1,11 godina). Istraživanje je pokazalo da visoka razina roditeljske uključenosti ima zaštitnu ulogu u vezi s općim i mentalnim zdravljem, psihosomatskim poremećajima i ovisnosti o internetu kod ispitanika koji su izloženi različitim stresnim situacijama. No po pitanju nekoliko stresnih događaja, visoka razina roditeljske uključenosti ima negativan utjecaj. Točnije, to je uočeno u slučaju odlaska u zatvor (F = 6,80; P < 0,01; η2 = 0,01; B = –0,93, CI –1,64 – –0,23), prekršaja (F = 11,96; P < 0,001; η2 = 0,02; B = –0,83, CI –1,30 – –0,36) i traumatske ozljede ili bolesti (F = 5,40; P < 0,05; η2 = 0,01; B = –0,54, CI –1,00 – –0,08). Stoga roditeljska uključenost općenito ima zaštitni utjecaj na mentalno zdravlje i psihološku dobrobit adolescenata u većini stresnih situacija. S druge strane, u nekim stresnim situacijama visoka razina roditeljske uključenosti može imati negativan utjecaj na dobrobit, vjerojatno zbog negativnih emocionalnih reakcija mladih u situacijama koje bi radije sakrili od svojih roditelja

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