Attitudes of citizens from Primorsko-goranska county towards employing of people with mental disorders

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi postoje li razlike u stavovima građana Primorsko-goranske županije prema zapošljavanju osoba s duševnim smetnjama s obzirom na sociodemografska obilježja ispitanika te učestalost kontakta s osobama s duševnim smetnjama. Istraživanje je provedeno na 202 ispitanika, koji su građani Primorsko-goranske županije. Stavovi su ispitivani skalom stavova Likertovog tipa. Rezultati su pokazali da ispitanici imaju pozitivne stavove prema zapošljavanju osoba s duševnim smetnjama. Dob i učestalost kontakta su se pokazali kao čimbenici koji utječu na stavove, pri čemu su osobe mlađe životne dobi i osobe koje su u češćem kontaktu s osobama s duševnim smetnjama iskazale pozitivnije stavove. Spol i stupanj obrazovanja se nisu pokazali kao čimbenici koji utječu na stavove pri zapošljavanju osoba s duševnim smetnjama.The aim of this study was to examine the differences in attitudes of citizens from Primorsko-goranska county towards employing people with psychosocial disability, consiering sociodemographic variables of participants and frequency of meeting with people with mental disorders.The study included 202 participants. Attitudes were questioned with scale of attitudes which was Likert type scale. The result show that participants have positive attitudes towards employing people with mental disorders. Age and frequency of contact showed as factors which influence attitudes, whereby younger people and people who more frequently have contact with those who have mental disorders showed more positive attitudes. Sex and education degree are not factors which influence attitudes towards employing people with mental disorders in this study