University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
Abstract
Ovim radom nastoje se istražiti neki mehanizmi u procesu otpornosti. Cilj istraživanja je utvrditi odnos rizika, zaštitnih mehanizama i razine sreće. Navedeni odnosi ispitivani su kod mladih, smještenih u odgojne ustanove, populacije izložene brojnim rizicima, s izraženim problemima u ponašanju, ali neistraženim drugim relevantnim razvojnim ishodima. Istraživanje je provedeno s prigodnim uzorkom od 118 mladih, smještenih u domove za odgoj Zagreb, Karlovac, Rijeka i Osijek te Odgojni dom Bedekovčina. Dob sudionika je od 14 do 18 godina (M=16.47, SD=1.21). Podaci su analizirani pomoću deskriptivne statistike, koeficijenta korelacije te hijerarhijske regresijske analize. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju da je moguće govoriti o procesu otpornosti kod sudionika istraživanja jer su kod sudionika, prosječno, zadovoljena dva najvažnija kriterija za otpornost: visoki rizik i dobar ishod. Naime, sudionici procjenjuju vlastitu razinu rizika (velikih životnih događaja/stresora i svakodnevnih stresora) kao i razinu sreće u relativno visokim vrijednostima. Također, zaštitne mehanizme, za koje je u literaturi poznato da potpomažu proces otpornosti, procjenjuju vrlo visoko. Od varijabli rizika, samo je svakodnevni stres povezan (negativno) sa samoprocjenom sreće. Tri od četiri zaštitna mehanizma značajno su pozitivno povezana sa razninom sreće (individualni resursi te brižni odnosi s odgajateljima i prijateljima) dok brižni odnosi s obitelji nisu povezani s razinom sreće. Od svih navedenih potencijalnih prediktora, jedino individualni resursi imaju značajan nezavisni doprinos objašnjenju varijance sreće. Rezultati su interpretirani u skladu s relevantnim spoznajama na području otpornosti i subjektivne dobrobiti te su u skladu s time ponuđene smjernice za intervencije.This paper aims to explore some mechanisms in the resilience process. The goal of the study is to determine the relation between risk, protective mechanisms, and levels of happiness. These relationships have been tested among youth in residential care, a population exposed to numerous risks, exhibiting behavioural problems, but also other relevant developmental outcomes that have so far been under-researched. The research was conducted with the convenience sample of 118 youth placed in community residential home in Zagreb, Karlovac, Rijeka, and Osijek, and in the state residential home in Centre Bedekovčina. The participants\u27 age ranged from 14 to 18 (M=16.47, SD=1.21). The data were analysed utilizing descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations and hierarchical regression. The results indicate that participants are involved into resilient process, as they, on average, satisfy two of the most important criteria for resilience: high risk and favourable outcome. The participants have assessed their own risk levels (major life events/stressors and everyday stressors) and their levels of happiness as relatively high. Additionally, they have assessed the level of their protective mechanisms as high, which is assistive in the resilience process, according to the relevant literature. Among the risk factors, only the everyday stress was found to be correlated (negatively) with the self-assessment of happiness. Three of four protective mechanisms were significantly positively correlated with the level of happiness (individual resources, caring relationships with the professional staff and friends), while caring relationships with family were not correlated with the level of happiness. Among all of these predictors, only the individual resources had a significant independent effect in explaining the variance in happiness levels. The results have been interpreted in line with the relevant findings in the area of resilience and subjective well-being, according to which some intervention guidelines have been discussed
