Youths’ with Behavioral Disorders of the City of Pula Specific Characteristics of Family Environment

Obilježja obiteljskog okruženja mogu utjecati na pojačanu vjerojatnost pojavljivanja poremećaja u ponašanju mladih, na njihov razvoj (čimbenici rizika) i odluku o intervenciji (čimbenici prijemčljivosti), a potrebno ih je analizirati u kontekstu konkretne lokalne zajednice. Slijedom toga je cilj ovog rada utvrđivanje razlika u procjenama stručnjaka u obilježjima obiteljskog okruženja značajnih za odluku o adekvatnoj intervenciji između mladih u riziku ili s već evidentiranim poremećajima u ponašanju grada Pule (N=100) i Republike Hrvatske (N=512). Svrha istraživanja odnosi se na utvrđivanje specifi čnih čimbenika u obiteljskom okruženju navedenih mladih grada Pule koji mogu utjecati na odluku o primjeni intervencija odnosno utvrđivanje što adekvatnije prosudbe potreba za specifi čnim intervencijama za obitelji mladih grada Pule. Temeljem dobivenih pokazatelja zaključuje se da postoje razlike između mladih u riziku ili s poremećajima u ponašanju i to na način da su kod mladih Pule prisutnija obilježja obiteljskog okruženja povijest kroničnog kriminalnog ponašanja, emocionalni poremećaji/psihijatrijski problemi, bračni sukobi i zlouporaba droge/alkohola od strane roditelja. Ovaj rad ima doprinos u definiranju čimbenika koji utječu na odluku o intervenciji odnosno daje smjernice za preventivno i tretmansko stručno djelovanje u odnosu na takve čimbenike u obiteljskom okruženju za obitelji mladih u riziku ili s poremećajima u ponašanju grada Pule, te s tim u vezi predlaganje programa uz mogućnost njihove evaluacije.Characteristics of family environment may affect the probability of an increased occurrence of behavioral disorders in youths, their development (risk factors) as well as decision on intervention (responsivity factors) and need to be analyzed in the context of specific local communities. Therefore the aim of this study determines the differences in the assessments of experts in the characteristics of family environment between youths at risk or already manifest behavioral disorders of the city of Pula (N = 100) compared to the Republic of Croatia (N = 512). The purpose of this study refers to identifying the specific factors of family environment of these youths of the city of Pula which may affect the decision on the application of interventions and the more adequate assessments of specific interventions needs for youths of the city of Pula. The results show that there are significant differences between youths at risk or already manifest behavioral disorders from the city of Pula and the Republic of Croatia in away that the youths of the city of Pula present characteristics of a family history of chronic criminal behavior, emotional disorders/mental problems, marital conflicts and abuse of drugs/alcohol by their parents. This work has a contribution to defining the factors that influence and provides guidelines for preventive and treatment action in relation to the such factors in the family environment for the youths at risk and/or with behavioral disorders of the city of Pula and the suggestions for programs with possibilities of their evaluation