Correlation between family stressors, coping strategies and sociometric status of high school students

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi povezanost između obiteljskih stresora, načina suočavanja sa stresom i sociometrijskog statusa kod srednjoškolaca. Sudjelovalo je 214 učenika drugih i trećih razreda dviju zagrebačkih gimnazija. Sudionici su ispunili upitnik sociodemografskih varijabli, Upitnik svakodnevnog stresa i doživljenih stresora, Upitnik načina suočavanja sa stresnim situacijama Endlera i Parkera, Skalu dječje percepcije sukoba među roditeljima i procijenili druge učenike HIFTO metodom. Utvrđena je značajna negativna povezanost popularnosti učenika s prisutnosti i uznemirenosti svakodnevnim stresom, suočavanjem usmjerenim na emocije, okrivljavanjem zbog roditeljskih sukoba, prijetnjom roditeljskih sukoba i pripisivanjem negativnih značajki roditeljskim sukobima te pozitivna sa suočavanjem usmjerenim na problem i odnose s drugima. Utvrđena je i značajna negativna povezanost emocionalnog odnosa sa suočavanjem usmjerenim na emocije, a pozitivna sa suočavanjem usmjerenim na probleme i na odnose s drugima. Provedene su dvije regresijske analize, jedna s kriterijem popularnosti, a druga s kriterijem emocionalnog odnosa, u dva bloka. U predviđanju popularnosti u drugom koraku objašnjeno je 6,9% varijance s jednim značajnim prediktorom - prihodima u obitelji. Pri predikciji emocionalnog odnosa niti jedan prediktor nije se pokazao značajnim, kao niti postotak objašnjene varijance. Utvrđena je i značajno manja popularnost učenika kojima je u zadnje 3 godine rođen brat ili sestra ili su imali financijske teškoće u obitelji. Također, pokazalo se kako se odbačeni učenici značajno više samookrivljavanju zbog roditeljskih sukoba od nediferenciranih učenika te da popularni učenici imaju značajnije viši emocionalni odnos prema drugima od odbačenih. Unatoč ograničenjima rezultati pružaju korisne spoznaje i temelj za buduća istraživanja u kojima je prijedlog proširivanje uzorka i procjena osobina ličnosti, agresivnosti i depresije.Aim of this study was to determine correlation between family stressors, coping strategies and sociometric status of high school students. In this research participants were 214 second and third grade students of two grammar schools in Zagreb. Participants took sociodemographic variables questionnaire, Questionnaire of family stress and experienced stressors, Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations, Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale and they evaluated other students by HIFTO method. Results show negative correlation of popularity with presence and disturbance of everyday stress, emotions focused coping, self-blaming because of parents conflicts, intimidation because of parents conflicts and perception of negative characteristics of them and positive with problem and relations with others based coping. Furthermore, it was also shown that emotional relationship is negatively associated with emotions focused coping and positively with problem and relations with others based coping. We performed two regression analysis', one with popularity as dependent and one with emotional relationship as dependent in two steps. In prediction of popularity in second step 6,9 % of variance is explained with one significant predictor – family income. In prediction of emotional relationship there were no significant predictors, as well as the percentage of variance explained. Results also show significantly lower popularity of adolescents who, in last 3 years, got brother and sister or had financial difficulties in family. Also, results show that isolated students, compared to rejected students, significantly more self-blame because of interparental conflicts and that popular students have significantly higher emotional relationship to others from rejected students. Despite limitations, the results provide useful insights and base for future research in which expansion of the sample and assessment of traits of personality, aggression and depression is suggested