-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.
We assessed how high school dropouts in Croatia interpret their school experiences and life circumstances, using semi-structured interviews of 20 young people, M ( SD) = 18.4 (1.23) years, 63.6% male, based on questions following a chronological life course from elementary to high school. Using qualitative content analysis and cluster analysis, we yielded a typology of high school dropouts. Four high school dropout types were identified based on the factors leading to dropout: (a) the poor academic achievers, (b) the quiet dropouts, (c) the maladjusted dropouts, and (d) the stressed dropouts. Our findings confirm the previously reported role of poor academic achievement and externalizing problems in high school dropout and additionally highlight the importance of internalizing problems and highly stressful life events for dropout risk.
Cilj rada bio je provjeriti doprinos ekonomskih poteškoća obitelji, ekonomskoga pritiska, doživljaja stresa i obiteljskoga funkcioniranja u predviđanju rizika za zlostavljanje kod majki hrvatskih adolescenata u okviru Modela obiteljskoga stresa. Analizirani uzorak sastoji se od 722 majke učenika prvih razreda srednjih škola iz središnje Hrvatske. Rezultati analiza pokazali su da niži obrazovni status i nezaposlenost roditelja, viša razina stresa te manja razina bliskosti u obitelji, a viša razina konflikata, značajno i visoko predviđaju veći rizik za zlostavljanje adolescenata kod majki. Pri tome bliskost u obitelji i konflikti imaju djelomičan medijacijski učinak na odnos između ekonomskih poteškoća, ekonomskoga pritiska i doživljaja stresa s rizikom za zlostavljanje. Nalazi rada upućuju na važnost kreiranja programa za roditelje adolescenata koji su rizični za zlostavljanje te na važnost kreiranja intervencija u svrhu smanjenja ekonomskih poteškoća za sve obitelji koje se s tim suočavaju. Ključne riječi: Model obiteljskoga stresa, ekonomske poteškoće, obiteljski odnosi, rizik za zlostavljanje Ines Rezo, Studijski centar socijalnog rada, Pravni fakultet,
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