Ristić Dedić, Zrinka and Jokić, Boris and Penić Jurković, Anita (2023) When earthquakes meet COVID-19 pandemic: the effects of simultaneous large-scale crises on psychological functioning of adolescents in the final year of upper secondary education. Sociologija i prostor, 61 (1). pp. 143-164. ISSN 1846-5226 (Print), 1849-0387 (Online)
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IN ENGLISH: A unique situation in which Croatia was struck in 2020 with a series of strong earthquakes during the period of the global COVID-19 pandemic allowed for the exploration of simultaneous effects of two large-scale crises on the adolescents’ psychological functioning. Faced with the adversity of crises, most adolescents can cope with one or two risk factors in their lives without significant detrimental consequences. The accumulation of risk factors increases the chance for experiencing psychological distress especially for adolescents who are due to their developmental phase more vulnerable to such traumatic events. Focusing on pupils in the final grade of upper-secondary education, the study examines the extent to which the perceived effects of simultaneous large-scale crises are related to adolescent positive psychological functioning (life satisfaction, well-being, resilience and optimism). Furthermore, it provides insights into the role of school location, damage incurred to homes, personal positive resources and perception of impact of earthquakes on psychological status in predicting fear of earthquakes. Research was carried on the representative sample of 2,579 upper-secondary pupils. The cumulative negative impact of simultaneous large-scale crises seems to have a greater effect on positive psychological functioning than one threat itself. Consistent with previous research, proximity to epicentre and property damage as objective characteristics of the earthquake and lower levels of resilience proved to be significant predictors of fear. Nevertheless, the perceived impact of earthquakes on adolescents’ psychological status seems to have a greater effect on fear, thus emphasizing the importance of subjective evaluations of the traumatic event. --------------- IN CROATIAN: Jedinstvena situacija u kojoj je Hrvatsku 2020. godine pogodila serija snažnih potresa tijekom globalne pandemije COVID-19 omogućila je istraživanje istodobnih učinaka dvaju kriza na psihološko funkcioniranje adolescenata. Suočena s nedaćama kriznih situacija, većina adolescenata uspijeva se nositi s jednim ili dva rizična čimbenika bez značajnih štetnih posljedica. Kumuliranje rizičnih čimbenika povećava vjerojatnost doživljavanja psihološkog stresa, posebno kod adolescenata koji su zbog razvojne faze u kojoj se nalaze osjetljiviji na takve traumatične događaje. Usmjeravajući se na učenike završnih razreda srednje škole, u radu se istražuje u kojoj mjeri su percipirani učinci istodobnih kriza povezani s pozitivnim psihološkim funkcioniranjem adolescenata (zadovoljstvom životom, blagostanjem, otpornošću i optimizmom). Osim toga, istraživanje pruža uvid u ulogu školske lokacije, stupnja oštećenja domova, osobnih pozitivnih resursa i percepcije utjecaja potresa na psihološki status u predviđanju straha od potresa. Istraživanje je provedeno na reprezentativnom uzorku 2579 učenika srednjih škola. Kumulativni negativni utjecaj istodobnih velikih kriza čini se da ima veći učinak na pozitivno psihološko funkcioniranje od jedne prijetnje same po sebi. U skladu s prethodnim istraživanjima, blizina epicentra i oštećenje imovine kao objektivne karakteristike potresa te niža razina otpornosti pokazale su se značajnim prediktorima straha. Međutim, veći učinak na strah pokazuje percipirani utjecaj potresa na psihološki status adolescenata, što naglašava važnost subjektivnih procjena traumatičnog događaja.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Kad se susretnu potresi i pandemija COVID-19: utjecaj istovremenih kriza na psihološko funkcioniranje adolescenata u završnim razredima srednjoškolskog obrazovanja. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Earthquake, pandemic, cumulative crises, adolescence, psychological functioning, fear of earthquakes (potres, pandemija, kumulativne krize, adolescencija, psihološko funkcioniranje, strah od potresa) |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology L Education > L Education (General) |
| Depositing User: | Karolina |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2023 10:47 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 10:47 |
| URI: | http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/1091 |
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