Needs and Problems of the Youth in Croatia: A Review of the Application of "Questionnaire of Problems"

U okviru istraživanja “Potrebe i problemi mladih” provedenog u sklopu 11. Ljetne psihologijske škole na stratificiranom uzorku mladih Republike Hrvatske (n=1905) primijenjen je “Upitnik problema” kojim se ispitivala izraženost problema podijeljenih u 11 skupina - (1) briga za budućnost, (2) nedostatak društvenih sadržaja, (3) problemi vezani uz školovanje, (4) specifični problemi lokalne zajednice, (5) nemogućnost osamostaljenja, (6) nezadovoljstvo samim sobom, (7) problemi u intimnim odnosima, (8) egzistencijalna kriza, (9) problemi vezani uz ovisnosti, (10) problemi odnosa u obitelji i (11) nezadovoljstvo odnosima s vršnjacima. Najizraženijim skupinama problema na cjelokupnom uzorku pokazale su se sljedeće tri skupine: “briga za budućnost”, “nedostatak društvenih sadržaja” i “problemi vezani uz školovanje”. Premda je usporedba rezultata s obzirom na dob, spol, obrazovno usmjerenje, regionalnu podjelu i zahvaćenost ratom ukazala na određene razlike u izraženosti pojedinih skupina problema, utvrđeno je da niti jedna od navedenih varijabli nema bitniji utjecaj na hijerarhiju prioritetnih problema.Within the survey “Needs and Problems of the Youth” which was conducted during the 11th Summer School of Psychology on a stratified sample of young people in Croatia (n=1905), the “Questionnaire of Problems” was applied. The survey investigated the prominence of problems divided into 11 groups – (1) concern about future, (2) lack of social events and opportunities, (3) educational problems, (4) specific problems of local communities, (5) problems with gaining independence, (6) personal dissatisfaction, (7) problems with intimate relations, (8) existential crisis, (9) problems connected with addictions, (10) problems with family relations, and (11) dissatisfaction with peer relations. The sample presented the following three as the most prominent groups of problems: "concern about future”, “lack of social events and options” and “educational problems”. Although comparison of results with regard to age, sex, vocation, regional distribution and war experiences showed a variation in prominence of certain groups of problems, we found no evidence that the variables significantly affected the hierarchy of priority problems