Experiences of Parents of Self-Destructive Behavior in their Child

V magistrskem delu sem preučevala področje samouničevalnega vedenja pri otrocih. Delo vsebuje različne opredelitve samouničevalnega vedenja na splošno. V teoretičnem delu so podrobneje opisani vzroki za tovrstno vedenje, vloga staršev ob tovrstnem vedenju, vplivi na bližnje, odzivi in razumevanje staršev ter napotki glede iskanja pomoči. V empiričnem delu je predstavljena analiza podatkov in njihova interpretacija. Izpostavljena so najpogostejša samouničevalna vedenja pri otrocih, razlike v vrstah in trajanju tovrstnega vedenja, občutja staršev in njihovi odzivi glede na starost otroka, ko se je vedenje pojavilo, spol in izobrazbo staršev. Ugotavljali smo tudi, komu ali čemu starši pripisujejo vzrok za samouničevalno vedenje. Podatke sem pridobila s pomočjo anonimnega spletnega anketnega vprašalnika. Raziskava je pokazala, da je najpogostejše samouničevalno vedenje med otroci samopoškodbeno vedenje. Ob soočanju s tovrstnim vedenjem otroka se starši najpogosteje spopadajo z občutkom strahu in nemoči. Po seznanjenju s samouničevalnim vedenjem pogosto povečajo svoj nadzor nad otroci. Vrste in trajanje otrokovih samouničevalnih vedenj, občutja staršev in njihovi odzivi na tovrstno vedenje otroka so povezani s starostjo otroka, spolom staršev in njihovo izobrazbo. Med materami in očeti ne prihaja do razlik glede na to, katerim dejavnikom za samouničevalno vedenje pripisujejo večji pomen.In my master\u27s thesis I studied the field of self-destructive behavior in children. The thesis contains various definitions of self-destructive behavior in general. The theoretical part describes in detail the causes of such behavior, the role of parents in such behavior, the effects on loved ones, the parents\u27 responses and understanding, as well as guidance on seeking help. The empirical part introduces data analysis and its interpretation. The most common self-destructive behaviors in children, the differences regarding the types and duration of such behaviors, the feelings of parents and their responses with respect to the age of the child when the behavior occurred, and parents\u27 gender and education are highlighted. We also identified to what causes the parents would attribute this behaviour. The data was obtained using an anonymous online questionnaire. The research showed that the most common self-destructive behavior among children is self-harm. When confronted with this type of child behavior, parents are most often confronted with feelings of fear and powerlessness. After learning about self-destructive behavior, parents often increase their control over the children. The types and duration of the child\u27s self-destructive behavior, the feelings of the parents, and their responses to such behaviors of the child are related to the child\u27s age, as well as parents\u27 gender and education. There are no differences between mothers and fathers in terms of which factors they attach greater importance of self-destructive behavior to