Connection between self-respect, form of attachment to partner and violence in the relationships of young persons

Nasilje u vezama mladih je posljednjih godina prepoznato kao relevantan društveni problem, što potvrđuju i rezultati brojnih istraživanja. Polazeći od teorije privrženosti, teorija na individualnoj razini, teorija na razini obiteljske dinamike i teorija na razini društva, cilj ovog rada je ispitati korelate nasilja u romantičnim vezama studenata Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. U radu je prikazan fenomen doživljaja nasilja u vezama studenata te njegova povezanost sa samopoštovanjem studenata i razvijenim oblikom privrženosti ljubavnom partneru. Istraživanje se provodilo na uzorku od 854 studenata Sveučilišta u Zagrebu od 19 – 26 godina koji imaju iskustvo veze najmanje tri mjeseca. Dobiveni rezultati pokazali su da postoji statistički značajna povezanost između stupnja samopoštovanja, oblika privrženosti ljubavnom partneru i doživljaja nasilja u vezama. Slijedom dobivenih rezultata, potrebno je i dalje upoznavati stručnjake s tim fenomenom, osmišljavati i provoditi potrebne intervencije i prevencijske programe s ciljem suzbijanja nasilja u vezama mladih.Violence in youth relationships has been recognized as a relevant social problem in recent years, which is confirmed by the results of many researches. Starting from the theory of attachment, theory on the individual level, theory on the level of family dynamics and theories at the society level, the aim of this paper is to examine the correlations of violence in the romantic relationships of students at the University of Zagreb. The paper presents the phenomenon of experiencing violence in student relationships and its connection with self-esteem of students and the developed form of attachment to a love partner. The survey was conducted on a sample of 854 students at the University of Zagreb aged 19 - 26 who have a relationship experience of at least three months. The obtained results have shown that there is a statistically significant correlation between the degree of self-esteem, the form of attachment to the love partner and the experience of the violence in the relationships. Based on the results obtained, it is necessary to continue to familiarize the experts with this phenomenon, to devise and implement the necessary interventions and prevention programs to combat violence in youth relationships