Behavior problems in children and young people - the contribution of sociodemographic features, family satisfaction and social support

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi ulogu sociodemografskih obilježja, zadovoljstva obitelji i socijalne podrške u problemima u ponašanju djece i mladih. U tu svrhu provedeno je istraživanje na 208 učenika 4-tih razreda osnovne škole prosječne dobi 10,12 godina i 8-ih razreda osnovne škole prosječne dobi 14,14 godina pomoću sljedećih mjernih instrumenata: Skale socijalne podrške, Skale financijske dostupnosti, Skale samoprocjene ponašanja mladih i Skale zadovoljstva obitelji. Rezultati dobiveni istraživanjem vode zaključku da su eksternalizirani problemi u ponašanju češći kod starije djece/mladih koji su ujedno manje zadovoljni obitelji u odnosu na mlađu djecu. U internaliziranim problemima u ponašanju nije zabilježena značajna razlika s obzirom na dob. Razlike s obzirom na spol također nisu zabilježene. Ispitujući korelaciju među internaliziranim problemima ponašanja značajna je povezanost s zadovoljstvom obitelji, financijskom dostupnošću i socijalnom podrškom. Hijerarhijska regresijska analiza pokazuje da zadovoljstvo obitelji i socijalna podrška samostalno objašnjava 31% zajedničke varijance internaliziranih problema u ponašanju kod djece i mladih. Značajni korelati eksternaliziranih problema u ponašanju zadovoljstvo su obitelji i socijalna podrška, a u završnom koraku zadovoljstvo obitelji 18% samostalno doprinosi objašnjenju varijance eksternaliziranih problema u ponašanju kod djece i mladih.The aim of this research was to determine the role of sociodemographic features, family satisfaction and social support for behavioral problems in children and young people. For this purpose, a survey was conducted on 208 fourth grade primary school pupils (average age of 10.12) and 8th grade primary school pupils (14.14 years of age in average) using the following measuring instruments: Social support scales, Financial availability scales, Behavior self assessment scales for youth and Scales of family satisfaction. The results obtained by this research lead to the conclusion that externalized behavioral problems are more common among older children/young people who are also less satisfied with their family than younger children. There was no significant difference in internalized behavioral problems due to age. Gender differences have also not been recorded. When examining correlations with internalized behavioral problems, there is a significant correlation with family satisfaction, financial availability and social support. Hierarchical regression analysis shows that family satisfaction and social support alone explain 31% of the common variance of internalized behavioral problems in children and youth. Significant correlates of externalized behavioral problems are family satisfaction and social support, and in the final step, family satisfaction independently contributes to explaining 18% of the variance of externalized behavioral problems in children and young people