Oni dani u mjesecu – analiza vjerovanja i stavova studentske populacije o menstruaciji

master's thesis

• Title (english): Those days in the month – an analyisis of Beliefs about and Attitudes Toward Menstruation in Student Population
• Author: Nina Perčić
• Mentor: Branka Galić (mentor)
• Mentor: Ksenija Klasnić (komentor)
• Committee member: Aleksandar Štulhofer (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Sociology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-14, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology

Abstract

Iako je menstruacija sasvim normalna pojava u ženskom reproduktivnom ciklusu i pokazatelj općeg zdravlja, okružena je tabuima, stigmom, sramom, skrivanjem i nerazumijevanjem. Metodološki cilj rada bio je, prevesti i prilagoditi BATM skalu (Beliefs and Attitudes tokare Menstruation) uzorku studenata i studentica Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Empirijski cilj bio je utvrditi u kojoj se mjeri vjerovanja i stavovi o menstruaciji razlikuju s obzirom na njihove individualne karakteristike, sklonosti ka seksizmu i razini informiranosti o menstruaciji. Istraživanje je provedeno na prigodnom uzorku od 1975 studenata i studentica Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Rezultati ovog istraživanja pružaju uvid u vjerovanja i stavove studentica i studenata o menstruaciji gdje se pokazalo kako su studenti u prosjeku skloniji vjerovanjima i stavovima koji naglašavaju važnost skrivanja menstruacije te vjerovanjima i stavovima koji naglašavaju slijeđenje određenih uputstava i zabrana za vrijeme menstruacije. Nadalje, iz rezultata također možemo zaključiti kako su vjerovanja i stavovi prema menstruaciji u najvećoj mjeri određeni sklonošću ka seksizmu. Seksizam se tako pokazao kao važan faktor u određivanju vjerovanja i stavova vezanih uz tajenje menstruacije, poštivanje uputstava i zabrana za vrijeme menstruacije te menstruacije kao onesposobljavajućeg faktora pri čemu se veća sklonost seksizmu vezala uz negativnije stavove o menstruaciji. U istraživanju nije bilo moguće razlučiti konkretne zaključke vezane za razumijevanje menstruacije kroz koncept ugode, što upućuje na to kako taj aspekt stavova prema menstruaciji zahtijeva dodatne preinake kako bi kvalitetnije mjerio pozitivne aspekte menstruacije. U konačnici, ovaj rad pridonio je obuhvatnijem shvaćanju menstruacije u današnjem hrvatskom društvu, čime su dodatno upotpunjena teorijska, metodološka i empirijska saznanja na tu temu.

Abstract (english)

Even though menstruation is a normal physiological process in a female reproductive cycle and an indicator of overall health, it's surrounded by taboo, stigma, shame, concealment, and misunderstanding. Methodological goal of this thesis was to translate and adapt BATM scale (Beliefs and Attitudes toward Menstruation) on a sample of students at University of Zagreb. Empirical goal was to determine how beliefs and attitudes toward menstruation differ considering their individual characteristics, sexist tendencies, and the level of knowledge about menstruation. The research was carried out on a convenience sample of 1975 university students at the University of Zagreb. The results offer an insight into students’ beliefs and attitudes about menstruation demonstrating that, on average, male students are more prone to beliefs and attitudes that emphasise the importance of concealing menstruation and following certain proscriptions and prescriptions while menstruating. Furthermore, we can also conclude that students’ beliefs and attitudes towards menstruation are mostly determined by sexist tendencies. Thus, sexism proved itself to be an important factor in determining beliefs and attitudes related to secrecy, proscriptions and prescriptions and menstruation as a disability, where higher sexist tendencies were related with more negative attitudes towards menstruation. It was not possible to make concrete conclusions regarding understanding menstruation through the concept of pleasure. This insinuates that this aspect of attitudes towards menstruation requires further modifications in order to better measure positive aspects of menstruation. In conclusion, this thesis contributed to a more comprehensive understanding of menstruation in contemporary Croatian society which further supplements theoretical, methodological and empirical knowledge about this topic.

• Keywords: menstruacija; mišljenja i stavovi o menstruaciji; BATM skala; seksizam; informiranost o menstruaciji
• Keywords (english): menstruation; beliefs and attitudes toward menstruation; BATM scale; sexism; level of knowledge about menstruation
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:623399
• Study programme: Title: Sociology (single major); specializations in: Research; Course: Research; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra sociologije (magistar/magistra sociologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-09-21 13:38:50