SELF-ASSESSMENT AND MOTHERS ASSESSMENT OF DIFFICULTIES OF DISPLACED CHILDREN

Cilj je ispitivanja analizirati posljedice izloženosti djece stresnim situacijama usporedbom percepcije i samopercepcije prisutnosti takozvanih "simptoma", znakova nemogućnosti uspostavljanja homeostatske ravnoteže narušene nepovoljnim vanjskim utjecajima ili djelovanja “obrambenih mehanizama socijalnog tipa", kao načina suočavanja s pritiscima kojima djeca sama nisu dorasla pa traže pomoć u svojoj okolini. Taj je cilj i metodološki izazov, jer su dosadašnja istraživanja pokazala visok stupanj nepouzdanosti majki kao izvora informacija o postojanju ove vrste poteškoća kod svoje djece. Prognane majke smještene u jednom zbjegu u Zagrebu izvršile su procjenu za 52 djece čija se kronološka dob kreće između 6 i 15 godina u tri navrata - u travnju i kolovozu 1992. i listopadu 1993. godine. Djeca su izvršila samoprocjenu u siječnju i kolovozu 1993. godine. Rezultati pokazuju opadanje broja simptoma u funkciji vremena u obje procjene. Povezanost u percepciji majki i djece postoji, ali nije kontinuirana s obzirom na vrijeme ispitivanja, što je teško objasniti. Jedno logično objašnjenje proizlazi iz relativno visoke povezanosti opaženog broja simptoma kod djece i depresivnosti majki (r=0,523; P=0,001), a odgovara rezultatima nekih ranijih istraživanja.The aim of this research is to analyze consequences of childrens exposule to stressful events hy comparisons between perception and self-perception ofso called ‘rsymptoms” has been done, comparison o fsigns of inability to set up homeostatic halai/ce disrupted by outside conditions or acting of “social type defense mechanisms”, as a way of dealing with pressures which are too hard for children to Cope with ,so they look for help from others. This goal is kind of methodological challenge because researches which have been done shows low level of reliability of mothers as resource of informations on difficulties their children have. Displaced mothers, living in one collective center in Zagreb assessed three times 52 children 6-15 years old( in April and August 1992 and in October 1993). Children have made self-reports in January and August 1993. Results are showing decrease in number of symptoms in both assessments. Perception of mothers and self-perception of children is related but not continuous according to time of research. The only logical explanation which might be given comes out of relatively highly related number of childrens symptoms with depression of mothers (r=0,523; P=0,001), what is visible in some other researches as well