Samoprocjena zdravlja s obzirom na doživljaj i percepciju djelovanja stresa na zdravlje

master's thesis

• Title (english): Self-rated health with regards to experience and perception of stress effects on health
• Author: Josipa Milović
• Mentor: Jasminka Despot Lučanin (mentor)
• Committee member: Jasminka Despot Lučanin
• Committee member: Zrinka Greblo
• Committee member: Adrijana Košćec Đuknić
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2015-07-01, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; General Psychology

Abstract

Cilj istraživanja bio je ispitati postoji li razlika u ukupnoj samoprocjeni zdravlja s obzirom na dob sudionika, doživljaj stresa, stav prema stresu i percepciju intenziteta djelovanja stresa na zdravlje. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 208 sudionika (143 ženskih i 63 muških) između 19 i 68 godina. Prosjek dobi bio je 39 godina. Način odabira uzorka bio je prigodan. Samoprocjena zdravlja mjerena je upitnikom SF-36 (Ware i Sherbourne, 1992). Doživljaj stresa mjerio se Ljestvicom percipiranog stresa (Cohen i sur., 1983) dok se stav prema stresu mjerio Ljestvicom stava prema stresu (Crum, Salovey i Achor, 2013). Percepcija intenziteta djelovanja stresa na zdravlje ispitana je česticom osmišljenom za potrebe ovog istraživanja.
Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da sudionici prosječno procjenjuju zdravstveno stanje dobrim i izvještavaju o umjerenom doživljaju stresa. Većina sudionika ima negativan stav prema stresu te većina njih procjenjuje da je u zadnjih godinu dana stres umjereno djelovao na njihovo zdravlje. Dobivene su statistički značajne korelacije među promatranim varijablama koje ukazuju na nisku do umjerenu povezanost među njima. Sudionici koji su svoje zdravlje procjenjivali boljim iskazivali su manji stupanj doživljenog stresa, imali su pozitivniji stav prema stresu te su izvještavali da je stres manje djelovao na njihovo zdravlje.
U istraživanju je dobivena statistički značajna razlika u ukupnoj samoprocjeni zdravlja s obzirom na: doživljaj stresa, stav prema stresu, percepciju intenziteta djelovanja stresa na zdravlje i kroničnu bolest. Nije utvrđena razlika u ukupnoj samoprocjeni zdravlja s obzirom na dob sudionika. Regresijskom analizom utvrđeno je kako doživljaj stresa i percepcija intenziteta djelovanja stresa na zdravlje značajno pridonose obješnjenju ukupne samoprocjene zdravlja.

Abstract (english)

The objective of this study was to examine whether there is a difference in overall self-rated health with regards to the respondents’ age, experience of stress, attitude towards stress and perception of the intensity of stress impact on health. The study comprised of 208 respondents (143 female and 63 male), aged 19 to 68 years. The average age was 39 years. The method of sample selection was random. SF-36 Questionnaire (Ware and Sherbourne, 1992) was used for measuring subjective health assessment. Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al., 1983) was used for measuring perception of stress, while Stress Mindset Scale (Crum, Salovey and Achor, 2013) was used for measuring attitude towards stress. Perception of the intensity of stress impact on health was examined by the inquiry designed specifically for the purposes of this research.
The study results show that the respondents on average evaluated their health as good, and reported on moderate experience of stress. Majority of respondents had a negative attitude towards stress, and most of them estimated that stress had moderately affected their health during the previous year. A statistically significant correlations were found between the observed variables that indicate a low to moderate correlations between them. Respondents who reported higher level of health also reported lower level of experienced stress, tend to have a more positive attitude towards stress and estimated that stress had lower affected their health.
The study found a statistically significant difference in overall self-rated health with regards to: stress experience, attitude towards stress, perception of the intensity of stress impact on health, and chronic diseases. A significant difference in overall self-rated health with regards to the respondents’ age was not established. Regression analysis determined that experience of stress and the intensity of stress impact on health significantly contribute to explaining overall self-rated health.

• Keywords: Samoprocjena zdravlja; stres; doživljaj stresa; stav prema stresu; intenzitet djelovanja stresa na zdravlje
• Keywords (english): Self-rated health; stress; stress experience; attitude towards stress; intensity of stress impact on health
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:026822
• Study programme: Title: Department of 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: 2015-11-05 09:37:08