-Studies show that children suffering from chronic skin diseases have more negative mental health indicators and lower quality of life than general population and than children suffering from other chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to gain a detailed insight into how the children suffering from chronic skin diseases experience the quality of various aspects of their life -their self-image, experience of disease, social relationships and actual needs, with the purpose of improving the quality of their life. In-depth interviews were conducted with eleven children (6 m, 5 f), treated at the Skin Disease Clinic Srebrnjak, aged 10 to 15 and suffering from visible skin symptoms for longer than two years. The analysis of answers indicates that children report a disturbed self-image, lower self-satisfaction and higher physical self-perception. They attribute negative characteristics to themselves, have unpleasant emotions and expect negative outcomes in the future. Some children have experienced serious peer-bullying, some have pleasant social experiences, but all of them reported feelings of shame and fear from the environment reactions to their skin. Needs they express are related to acceptance, education of the environment, instrumental and emotional support. The findings of this study clearly indicate that mental health professionals should be included in the care of children with chronic skin diseases.
Abuse and neglect of children is a public health issue at a global, European, and Croatian level, with significant rates of morbidity and mortality. Actual circumstances of a health crisis generate and aggravate a series of risk factors for child abuse and neglect at the level of the child and parent characteristics, family dynamics and the wider social environment. Isolation and quarantine possibly leading to social exclusion, represent a serious risk for child abuse and neglect, possibly also being the reason for fewer reports. This paper reviews clinical and empirical studies related to the rates of abuse and neglect of children during health and other crises in other countries. It also analyses trends of recent data of the Ministry of Interior with practical guidelines for improved child protection in this period.
Difficulties in managing one`s habits of internet use have been the focus of much clinical and scientific interest in the past twenty years. However, their definition, clinical nature, and relationships with other relevant concepts, remain a matter of controversy. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between compulsive internet use (CIU) and symptomatology related to depression and anxiety among adolescents. The sample consisted of 1320 primary and secondary school students aged 11 to 18 years. Problematic patterns of internet use were assessed using the Compulsive Internet Use Scale, while depression and anxiety symptoms were measured using Beck Youth Depression Inventory and Beck Youth Anxiety Inventory. The results have shown that adolescents who report more compulsive patterns of internet use also show higher levels of depression and anxiety symptoms. The findings contribute to the understanding of problematic internet use in adolescents and its relationship with internalizing emotional difficulties, which suggests valuable implications for the development of prevention and intervention programs within the adolescent population.
Budući da danas odrastanje gotovo neizostavno uključuje i svakodnevnu uporabu modernih tehnologija, važno je ispitati na koji način i u kojem vremenskom okviru mladi provode vrijeme na internetu i društvenim mrežama. Cilj provedenog istraživanja bio je ispitati opće navike korištenja internetom i društvenim mrežama kod adolescenata srednjoškolske dobi u Republici Hrvatskoj (N=1806). Online upitnikom, konstruiranim za potrebe ovog istraživanja putem Google Forms platforme, ispitana je nekolicina čimbenika provođenja vremena na internetu i društvenim mrežama. U rezultatima su detaljno izložene aktivnosti adolescenata po pojedinim društvenim mrežama, kao i čimbenici povezani s adolescentima u kontekstu mrežnih aktivnosti. Rezultati upozoravaju da se tijekom vremena mijenjaju preferencije korištenja društvenim mrežama kod adolescenata, ali i upućuju na sklonost upuštanja mladih u rizična ponašanja poput upoznavanja ili dopisivanja s nepoznatim osobama. Navedeno upozorava na potrebu za kontinuiranom doedukacijom stručnjaka, ali i roditelja, koja će pratiti navike djece i mladih, kao i implementaciju strukturiranih modaliteta rada s djecom i mladima o sigurnom korištenju internetom.
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