Self-harm behaviour among juvenile in residental institution

Samopoškodovanje je vedenje, ki je v različnih oblikah lahko prisotno pri vseh ljudeh, ne glede na spol, starost, socialnoekonomski položaj, veroizpoved ali izobrazbo. V magistrski nalogi sem se osredotočila na fenomen namernega samopoškodovanja med mladostnicami, ki so nameščene v vzgojnem zavodu. Mladostnice so pri obvladovanju težav v primerjavi z mladostniki bolj usmerjene navznoter. Namreč težave, s katerimi se v obdobju mladostništva soočajo dekleta, le-ta obvladujejo na drugačne načine kot vrstniki nasprotnega spola. Tudi po raziskavah sodeč je samopoškodbeno vedenje pogostejše pri mladostnicah, zato sem se v svoji nalogi osredotočila le na pripadnice nežnejšega spola, kar seveda ne pomeni, da samopoškodbenega vedenja ne opazimo tudi pri mladostnikih. Samopoškodbeno vedenje je po prepričanju strokovnjakov še vedno pereč problem pri mladostnikih. Po literaturi sodeč, je ta pojav precej neraziskan in zelo kompleksen. V teoretičnem delu bom najprej opredelila pojem avtoagresivnega vedenja ter podrobneje predstavila samopoškodovanje, ki je ena izmed oblik avtoagresivnega vedenja. Samopoškodbeno vedenje se pogosto prične v obdobju adolescence, zato sem se v svoji nalogi osredotočila le na obdobje mladostništva, v katerem se mladostnice srečujejo z različnimi dejavniki tveganja in težavami na različnih življenjskih področjih. V nalogi sem te dejavnike tveganja tudi podrobneje opredelila. Prav tako sem podrobneje razdelala tudi pomen oziroma funkcije samopoškodovanja. V teoretičnem delu magistrske naloge sem preučila in raziskala domačo in tujo literaturo, s katero sem opredelila pojem samopoškodovanja. Pridobila sem globlji vpogled v samodestruktivno vedenje mladostnic. Prav tako sem opredelila pojem vedenjskih in čustvenih težav, s katerimi se dekleta soočajo. Empirični del raziskave je kvalitativna študija. Kvalitativne študije so uporabne, kadar želimo pridobiti poglobljeno razumevanje posameznikov, ki se samopoškodujejo. Z izvedbo poglobljenih intervjujev s šestimi mladostnicami sem pridobila vpogled v njihov svet in jih tako bolje razumela.Self-injury is a behaviour, which it can be in different forms presented among all people, no matter sex, age, social-economical status, religion or education. In my master degree I have focused on phenomena of on purpose self-injury among female adolescent, settled in educational institution. Female adolescent are more introvert orientated while resolving conflicts in contrary of a male adolescent. Conflicts with which are confronted female adolescents are handled in different forms that peer of an opposite sex. Also in different researches we can see that self-injury is more often between female adolescents, which is the reason that I have focused only on gentle sex, but it doesn’t mean, of course, that we cannot notice such a behaviour among male adolescents. According to experts is self-injury behaviour still a burning problem among adolescents. This phenomenon is according to the literature poorly researched and very complex. In theoretical part I will focused on explaining self-injury behavior in details and auto-aggression behavior, since self-injury is a part of it. Self-injury behavior normally appears in the period of adolescence. This is a reason why I have focused only on period of adolescence since this is a time when there are more risk factors and conflicts in a different spheres of life. Those factors are well interpreted in my master degree. I have also made classification, meaning and function of self-injury concept. In theoretical part I have research domestic and foreign literature to represent self-injury phenomena. I gained a deeper insight into self-destructive behavior of female adolescents. I have also defined concepts of conduct and emotional disorder, which girls are dealing with. Empirical part of my master degree is a qualitative study. Qualitative studies are useful when trying to understand deeply those individuals who practice self-injury behavior. Using in-depth interview method with six female adolescents I have gained insight into their world and understand them better