U ovome radu analizirana je povezanost između razine samoosnaživanja u osoba s psihičkim poremećajima i njihova radnog statusa, obrazovanja te socijalnih kontakata. Istraživanje je provedeno upitnikom za mjerenje samoosnaživanja (Rogers empowerment skala) koji je adaptiran za hrvatski uzorak. Od ukupno 248 ispitanika (93 % response rata) polovica ispitanika bila je u radnom odnosu, a polovica nezaposlena ili radno nesposobna (umirovljena/invalidi). Većinom su ispitanici imali srednjoškolsko obrazovanje, a 11 % ih je imalo fakultet. Ispitanici su u većini slučajeva imali prijatelja, najboljeg prijatelja i bliskog člana obitelji, a polovica ih ima i bračnog druga/partnera. Gotovo sve sociodemografske kategorije ispitanih iskazuju umjerene razine samoosnaživanja. Iznimku čine fakultetski obrazovani ispitanici koji iskazuju visoku razinu samoosnaživanja, dok osobe koje u trenutku ispitivanja nisu imale ni prijatelja niti najboljeg prijatelja iskazuju nisku razinu samoosnaživanja. No, ispitanici koji u trenutku ispitivanja nisu imali partnera/bračnog druga, osnaženiji su od onih ispitanika koji su ga u trenutku ispitivanja imali. Nezaposlene osobe iskazuju veće samoosnaživanje od radno nesposobnih osoba. Prediktori više razine samoosnaživanja obuhvaćaju socijalne kontakte u obliku prijatelja i najboljeg prijatelja, radni status/zaposlenost, fakultetsko obrazovanje te nedostatak bračnog partnera.
Preporuča se da težište tijekom liječenja, a posebno u rehabilitaciji osobe s psihičkim poremećajem bude na intervencijama za održavanje zaposlenja, odnosno zapošljavanju, obrazovanju, tj. doškolovanju, te održavanju ili ojačavanju socijalne mreže prijatelja uz posebnu pozornost na poboljšanje partnerskih odnosa.Under analysis is the correlation between the level of empowerment in mentally ill and their employment status, education and socio-cultural contacts. Rogers\u27s empowerment scale was adapted to suit the Croatian sample. Out of 248 mentally ill persons (93% response rate), one half was employed and the remaining half was either unemployed or disabled/retired. The majority of the persons in the sample had high school level education and 11% held a university degree. In most cases the subjects had a friend, best friend or close family members and a half had a partner/spouse. Almost all socio-demographic categories questioned exhibited a moderate level of empowerment while persons with a college degree exhibited high empowerment. Persons without friends or a best friend exhibited a low level of empowerment. However, persons without a partner or spouse were more empowered than those married or in a relationship. Unemployed persons exhibited a higher level of empowerment than those incapable of employment. The predictors of higher level of empowerment included social contacts in the form of a friend or best friend, employment, university degree and lack of partner/spouse.
It is recommended that during treatment and especially during rehabilitation of a mentally ill person the focus should be on maintaining employment or procuring employment, on continuing education, on maintaining and improving social networks with special focus on partner/spouse relationship and couples therapy
