Disfunkcionalna vjerovanja, psihološka nefleksibilnost i emocionalne smetnje studenata

master's thesis

• Title (english): Dysfunctional attitudes, psychological inflexibility and emotional disturbances of students
• Author: Viktorija Vuk
• Mentor: Nataša Jokić-Begić (mentor)
• Committee member: Nataša Jokić-Begić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Gordana Kuterovac-Jagodić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Martina Pocrnić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-20, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Clinical and Health Psychology

Abstract

Kognitivne teorije pretpostavljaju da bi sadržaj misli i vjerovanja, ali i način na koji im pristupamo mogao biti povezan s nastankom psihičkih smetnji. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati ulogu disfunkcionalnih vjerovanja i psihološke nefleksibilnosti u objašnjavanju izraženosti simptoma depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa na studentskom uzorku. Istraživanje je provedeno na 420 studenata različitih fakulteta i veleučilišta. Za mjerenje disfunkcionalnih vjerovanja korištena je Skala disfunkcionalnih vjerovanja (DAS-A), za mjerenje psihološke nefleksibilnosti korišten je Upitnik prihvaćanja i akcije (AAQ-II), a za mjerenje simptoma psihičkih smetnji Skala depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa (DASS-21). Rezultati su pokazali da disfunkcionalna vjerovanja i psihološka nefleksibilnost imaju značajni samostalni doprinos u objašnjavanju varijance istraživanih emocionalnih smetnji povrh demografskih varijabli i aktualne razine doživljenog stresa koje su uključene u istraživanje kao kontrolne varijable. Veći broj disfunkcionalnih vjerovanja i veća psihološka nefleksibilnost povezani su s više izraženih simptoma depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa. Psihološka nefleksibilnost pokazala se kao najbolji prediktor izraženosti simptoma depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa. Jedno od objašnjenja ovakvih nalaza je da su pojedinčevi odgovori i reakcije na unutarnje i vanjske doživljaje barem jednako važni za održavanje psihičkih smetnji kao i doživljaji sami po sebi.

Abstract (english)

Cognitive theories assume that the content of our thoughts and beliefs, but also the way we approach them could be associated with the emergence of psychological disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of dysfunctional attitudes and psychological inflexibility in explaining the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress on a student sample. Research was conducted on a sample of 420 students from different faculties. Dysfunctional attitudes were assessed using The Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS-A), while psychological inflexibility was assessed by Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II). Finally, symptoms of emotional disturbances were assessed by The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). The results have shown that dysfunctional beliefs and psychological inflexibility have significant independent contribution in explaining the variance of emotional disturbances, even beyond contribution of demographic variables and current level of perceived stress that were included in the study as control variables. Elevations on scales of dysfunctional beliefs and psychological inflexibility were associated with more pronounced symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. Psychological inflexibility has been shown to be the best predictor of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms. One of the explanations for such findings is that the way individuals respond to internal and external experiences is at least as equally important for maintaining emotional disorders as experiences per se.

• Keywords: disfunkcionalna vjerovanja; psihološka nefleksibilnost; depresivnost; anksioznost; stres
• Keywords (english): dysfunctional attitudes; psychological inflexibility; depression; anxiety; stress
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:231071
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-10-23 08:11:55