Neke odrednice samopercepcije odraslosti i psihičko zdravlje mladih u razdoblju odraslosti u nastajanju

master's thesis

• Title (english): Some determinants of self-perceived adulthood and young people's mental health in emerging adulthood
• Author: Marina Bratić
• Mentor: Inja Erceg (mentor)
• Committee member: Blaž Rebernjak (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nataša Jokić-Begić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-10-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Društvene promjene dovele su do pomaka granice ulaska u odraslu dob nakon adolescencije zbog čega Arnett definira novo životno razdoblje za mlade između 18. i 29. godine, nazivajući ga odraslost u nastajanju. Opisuje ga kao vrijeme istraživanja identiteta, povećanih mogućnosti, nestabilnosti, usmjerenosti na sebe te osjećaja između adolescencije i odraslosti. Promjene, novi izazovi i važne odluke koje mladi u tom razdoblju moraju donijeti mogu utjecati na njihovo psihičko zdravlje. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati ulogu financijske neovisnosti, radnog statusa i prisutnosti romantičnog odnosa u samopercepciji odraslosti te prediktivnost obilježja odraslosti u nastajanju za psihičko zdravlje mladih u Hrvatskoj. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 278 sudionika (65.8% žena) dobnog raspona između 18 i 29 godina (M = 23.8; SD = 2.9) koji su online putem ispunili upitnik o sociodemografskim podacima, Inventar dimenzija odraslosti u nastajanju (IDEA) i Ljestvicu depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa (DASS-21). Rezultati su pokazali da povrh dobi, kombinacija financijske neovisnosti, radnog i romantičnog statusa, kao prediktora, objašnjava značajnih dodatnih 4.8% varijance samopercepcije odraslosti, ali nijedna karakteristika nije značajan samostalan prediktor. Dimenzije odraslosti u nastajanju zajedno značajno objašnjavaju varijance triju pokazatelja psihičkog zdravlja, uz kontrolu roda: 34.7% varijance depresivnosti, 21.6% anksioznosti i 25.1% stresa. Pozitivni samostalni prediktori svih pokazatelja psihičkog zdravlja su dimenzije Istraživanje identiteta i Nestabilnost, koja je ujedno i najsnažniji prediktor. Negativni samostalni prediktori depresivnosti i anksioznosti su dimenzije Povećane mogućnosti i Usmjerenost na sebe, dok je za stres samo dimenzija Usmjerenost na sebe.

Abstract (english)

Social changes have led to a shift in the boundary of entering adulthood after adolescence, which is why Arnett defines a new life stage for young people between 18 and 29 years old, calling it emerging adulthood. He describes it as a time of identity exploration, possibilities, instability, self-focus and as feeling between adolescence and adulthood. The changes, new challenges and important decisions that young people have to make during this period can impact their psychological health. The aim of this research was to examine the role of financial independence, work status and the presence of a romantic relationship in the self-perception of adulthood, as well as to determine the predictive value of emerging adulthood characteristics for mental health of young people in Croatia. The study was conducted on 278 participants (65.8% female) aged between 18 and 29 years (M = 23.8; SD = 2.9), who completed a questionnaire on sociodemographic data, the Inventory of Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA) and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). The results showed that, in addition to age, the combination of financial independence, work status and romantic status as predictors, explain an additional 4.8% of the variance in self-perception of adulthood, but no characteristic was a significant unique predictor. The dimensions of emerging adulthood together significantly explained the variances in three indicators of psychological health, while controlling for the gender: 34.7% of the variance in depression, 21.6% in anxiety and 25.1% in stress. The positive unique predictors of all psychological health indicators were the dimensions Identity Exploration and Instability, which was also the strongest predictor. The negative unique predictors of depression and anxiety were the dimensions Possibilities and Self-Focus, while for stress, it was only the dimension Self-Focus.

• Keywords: odraslost u nastajanju; psihičko zdravlje; samopercepcija odraslosti
• Keywords (english): emerging adulthood; psychological health; self-perception of adulthood
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:291634
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2023-10-19 12:22:38