Odnos stresa, depresivnosti i otpornosti kod adolescenata

master's thesis

• Title (english): Relationship between stress, depression and resilience in adolescents
• Author: Korina Žagar
• Mentor: Goran Milas (mentor)
• Committee member: Zlatica Kozjak Mikić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Lea Andreis (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Goran Milas (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-07-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology

Abstract

Cilj ovog rada bio je utvrditi povezanost razine stresa, depresivnosti i otpornosti te ispitati može
li se na temelju stresa i otpornosti predvidjeti depresivnost te ima li otpornost medijatorsku
ulogu u odnosu stresa i depresivnosti. Istraživanje je provedeno na podacima prikupljenim u
sklopu Longitudinalne studije stresa adolescenata (STRESS LOAD projekta). Sudionici su bili
adolescenti koji pohađaju prvi ili drugi razred srednje škole te je broj sudionika bio 1968, od
čega je sudionika ženskog spola bilo 52.9%, a muškog spola 47%. Prosječna dob sudionika bila
je 16.9 godina. Upitnici koji su korišteni u istraživanju su Upitnik problema (engl. Problem
Questionnaire), Upitnik zdravlja pacijenta – 9 (engl. Patient Health Questionnaire – 9) i Kratka
skala otpornosti (engl. Brief Resilience Scale). Rezultati korelacijske analize potvrdili su
značajnu povezanost sva tri konstrukta, točnije pozitivnu povezanost stresa i depresivnosti te
negativnu povezanost stresa i otpornosti te depresivnosti i otpornosti, čime je potvrđena prva
hipoteza. Rezultati regresijske analize također su potvrdili kako se na temelju stresa i otpornosti
može predvidjeti depresivnost te kako takav model objašnjava 48.2% varijance depresivnosti.
Ovakav nalaz potvrdio je drugu hipotezu. Naposljetku, potvrđen je djelomični medijacijski
učinak otpornosti na odnos stresa i depresivnosti. Dakle otpornost objašnjava dio utjecaja stresa
na depresivnost, no izravni utjecaj stresa je i u takvom modelu značajan. Ovime je djelomično
potvrđena i treća hipoteza.

Abstract (english)

Relationship between stress, depression and resiliance in adolescents
The goal of this paper was to determine a relationship between levels of stress, depression and
resilience, to examine can stress and resilience predict depression and to examine if resilience
has a mediating role in a relationship of stress and depression. The research was conducted on
dana collected as a part of Longitudinal Adolescent Stress Study (STRESS LOAD project).
The participants were adolescents who attended first or second grade of highschool, the number
of participants was 1968, of whom 52.9% was female and 47% male. Average age of
participants is 16.9 years. Questionnaires that were used in the research are Problem
Questionnaire, Patient Health Questionnaire – 9 and Brief Resilience Scale. The results of
correlation analysis confirmed significant connection between all three constructs, more
precisely positive connection between stress and depression and negativne connnection
between stress and resilience and depression and resilience. That confirmed the first hypothesis.
The results of regression analysis confirmed that depression can be predicted based on stress
and resilience and that model explained 48.2% of depression variance. That finding confirms
the second hypothesis. Lastly, partial mediation effect of resilience in relationship of stress and
depression, therefore resilience explains part of the impact of stress on depression, but direct
effect of stress is still significant in that model. With that the third hyphotesis was partially
confirmed.

• Keywords: stres; depresivnost; otpornost; adolescencija; regresijska analiza
• Keywords (english): stress; depression; resilience; adolescence; regression analysis
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:532805
• Study programme: Title: Psychology (Single Major, Science Stream); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra psihologije (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-07-17 12:29:11