PParental locus of control, anxiety and parental sense of competence

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati jesu li bračni lokus kontrole (način na koji razmišljamo o razlozima zadovoljstva u braku) i anksioznost povezani s procjenom roditeljske kompetentnosti (koliko sebe doživljavamo učinkovitim u ulozi roditelja). Ispitivanje je provedeno online a korišteni su sljedeći upitnici: Skala bračnog lokusa kontrole, Skala depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa i Skala osjećaja roditeljske kompetentnosti. Uz ove upitnike dodano je i nekoliko pitanja vezanih uz sociodemografske podatke. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 218 ispitanika od čega je 208 žena (95,4%), a 10 muškaraca (4,6%). Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da ne postoje statistički značajne razlike u procjeni roditeljske kompetentnosti s obzirom na obrazovanje, radni status i dob u vrijeme rođenja prvog djeteta. Utvrđena je pozitivna povezanost roditeljske kompetentnosti s eksternalnim bračnim lokusom kontrole, što pokazuje da oni sudionici koji su skloni vidjeti vanjske čimbenike kao odgovorne za odnos s partnerom imaju doživljaj da su kompetentniji u roditeljskoj ulozi. Nađena je negativna povezanost roditeljske kompetentnosti s anksioznošću i internalnim lokusom kontrole, što pokazuje da anksioznije osobe i one koje smatraju sebe odgovornima za odnos s partnerom opisuju sebe kao manje kompetentne u roditeljskoj ulozi. Iako su značajne, sve ove korelacije su niske, što pokazuje da je doživljaj roditeljske kompetentnosti povezan s brojnim drugim čimbenicima.The aim of this research was to examine whether marital locus of control (the way we think about the reasons for satisfaction in marriage) and anxiety are related to the assessment of parental competence (how effective we perceive ourselves as a parent). The research methodology involved a questionnaire consisting of four parts: sociodemographic questionnaire; the second Marital Locus of Control Scale, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale and Parenting Sense of Competence Scale. Parents filled out the questionnaire on the Google forms platform. The study involved 218 subjects, 208 of whom were women (95.4%) and 10 men (4.6%). The results of the research showed that there are no statistically significant differences in the assessment of parental competence with regard to education, work status and age at the time of the birth of the first child. A positive correlation between parental competence and external marital locus of control was established, which shows that those participants who tend to see external factors as responsible for their relationship with their partner have the feeling that they are more competent in their parental role. A negative correlation of parental competence with anxiety and internal locus of control was found, which shows that more anxious people and those who consider themselves responsible for the relationship with their partner describe themselves as less competent in the parental role. Although significant, all of these correlations are low, indicating that perceived parental competence is related to a number of other factors