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This paper presents the differences in the assessment of the quality of life and stress level of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The quality of life and stress level of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities included an assessment of the quality of life that included an assessment of family interaction, parenting, emotional well-being, physical/material well-being, and depression, anxiety and stress of parents included an examination of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities difficulties: autism spectrum disorder, mild intellectual disability and moderate intellectual disability. The aim of the research was to examine whether there are statistically significant differences in the assessment of the quality of life and stress level of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Observing the overall quality of life of all three groups of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, differences were recorded between all three groups, where compared to the differences of arithmetic environments, the lowest quality of life was recorded among parents of children with ASD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...

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Goal. The aim of the work is to investigate the effectiveness and applicability of educational programs as part of lifelong learning in public library and to familiarize the wider professional community with the experience and practices of the Velika Gorica Public Library in the education of parents, educators and teachers, emphasizing the importance and role of libraries in this process. The paper is focused on the collaboration between the library, educators and parents, as well as various experts in fields such as pedagogy and psychology over a period of almost twenty years. Methodology. The authors used a survey questionnaire to analyze respondents' satisfaction with the educational programs held at the public library and their ability to implement what they learned in working with children. Results. The results indicate that it is necessary for public libraries to design and implement meaningful and quality programs for the education of parents, educators and professional associates. They also show that a large percentage of respondents evaluate the topic's interest, the choice of lecturers and their interaction with the audience positively, as well as the acquisition of new knowledge that they believe will help them improve the quality of their future work with children. Value. The presented research results can help public libraries in designing programs for the education of educators, parents and professional associates, and will serve as guidelines for the Velika Gorica Public Library in modifying existing frameworks for organizing future educations. The paper clearly indicates the increased need for the education of parents and educators in their work with children, as well as the task and obligation of institutions in performing this task. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...

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Cilj ovog istraživanja je dobivanje uvida u doživljaj roditelja djece s teškoćama u razvoju o učincima pandemije bolesti Covid-19 na svakodnevni život obitelji, pri čemu se ispituju čimbenici prilagodbe roditelja, uočene promjene u ponašanju djeteta te promjene u obiteljskoj dinamici. Prikupljeni podaci su pokazali da sudionici kao čimbenike prilagodbe na novonastalu promjenu procjenjuju: postojanje optimizma, formalna i neformalna podrška, preseljenje na selo i u veći prostor, osmišljavanje kreativnih aktivnosti, održavanje strukture dana i već postojeća navika oko skrbi za dijete, provođenje više vremena na otvorenom te stabilna financijska situacija. Drukčije dnevne svakodnevnice otežavaju djeci prilagodbu na novonastale promjene, što je uzrokovalo promjene u dječjem ponašanju. Roditelji su uočili i promjenu emocionalnog statusa djece, pri čemu su preinake na neku djecu imale pozitivne učinke, dok su druga djeca iskazivala negativne emocije. Roditelji su opazili da je nastala promjena u obiteljskoj dinamici prilikom čega je to kod nekih obitelji poboljšalo odnos unutar obitelji, dok je na pojedine obitelji pandemija djelovala negativno. more...

Fizičko kažnjavanje disciplinska je strategija koja podrazumijeva upotrebu fizičke sile, namijenjene da djetetu nanese bol, ali ne povredu, radi promjene ili iskorjenjivanja nekoga nepoželjnog ponašanja. Brojni roditelji često je koriste, ali se nešto rjeđe govori o stavovima neroditelja o fizičkoj kazni. Neroditelji su ljudi koji nemaju vlastitu djecu, ali se pretpostavlja da će ih imati u budućnosti. Cilj je ovoga rada bila usporedba stavova roditelja i neroditelja o fizičkoj kazni. U radu je analizirano 14 studija kvantitativnoga tipa. Pretraživane studije ispitivale su stavove roditelja i/ili neroditelja o fizičkoj kazni, a u obzir došli su roditelji djece normativnoga razvoja, bez kroničnih ili akutnih bolesti. Neroditelji su bili adolescenti ili studenti. Pretraga studija vršena je u online bazama podataka, a analizirane su one koje su registrirale stavove (ne)roditelja o fizičkoj kazni te su ispitivale mogućnost njihovih mijenjanja. Analiza studija sugerira da neroditelji manje odobravaju upotrebu fizičke kazne od roditelja, ali samo ako smatraju da je fizička kazna koju su sami doživjeli u djetinjstvu bila neopravdana. Informiranje o posljedicama fizičke kazne može i kod roditelja i kod neroditelja dovesti do manje podrške fizičkoj kazni. U radu su detaljnije prikazani rezultati studija i sugerira se da bi bilo korisno usporediti stavove (ne)roditelja i o drugim odgojnim strategijama. more...

The present research investigated the COVID-19 representation and its implications on children's psychological health. We used multiple perspectives to explore this issue, i.e., children's (N = 50, age range 8 - 10), parents' (N = 100, age range 28 - 54), and teachers' (N = 2, age 22 and 26) viewpoints, in a short longitudinal approach (Time 1 - November 2020, Time 2 - December 2020), during one of the most critical COVID-19 periods in Romania. We assumed similar patterns between parents' and children's representations of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our qualitative analyses confirmed this assumption. Next, our findings suggested that children's higher levels of fear of COVID-19 correlated with higher anxiety levels at Time 1; meanwhile, at Time 2, children's fear of COVID-19 significantly correlated with their well-being, which might indicate the potentially protective role of fear of COVID-19 through perceived threat. At Time 1, children's selfreported measures of anxiety were significantly associated with parents' and teachers' perceived anxiety. At Time 2, teachers' perceived anxiety concerning their students was not associated with children's self-reported levels, as were their parents. Finally, at Time 1 (but not at Time 2), children's fear of COVID-19 moderated the link between anxiety and children's well-being. Results also suggested a partial mediating effect of parents' fear of COVID-19 on the relationship between children's fear of COVID-19 and well-being at Time 2, but not at Time 1. Finally, our results suggested that focusing on the future did not significantly impact children's well-being, fear of COVID, or anxiety. However, children who wrote in their diaries focusing on present behaviors and emotions reported significantly higher anxiety levels at Time 2 compared to Time 1. We discuss our results concerning their practical implications in the 2020-2022 COVID-19 pandemic at personal, family, and educational levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...

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Osnovni cilj ovog istraživanja je da se ispitaju percepcije roditelja o partnerstvu predškolske ustanove i lokalne zajednice. U radu se ukazuje na značaj upoznavanja dece sa neposrednim lokalnim okruženjem, kao i na različite oblike partnerstva poput poseta, zajedničkih akcija i manifestacija, koji su prisutni u praksi predškolskog vaspitanja. Pored postojećih oblika partnerstva, pažnja je posvećena potencijalima lokalne zajednice za učenje dece predškolskog uzrasta i stvaranja osnove za očuvanje kulture, tradicije i običaja zajednice u kojoj odrastaju. U istraživanju je korišćena deskriptivna metoda, a osnovni instrument istraživanja je skala procene Likertovog tipa. Uzorak istraživanja čine roditelji čija deca pohađaju državne predškolske ustanove. Podaci istraživanja su prikupljeni neposredno, u saradnji s vaspitačima i uz saglasnost direktora ustanova. Rezultati istraživanja su delimično potvrdili postavljene hipoteze da predškolska ustanova i lokalna zajednica ostvaruju partnerstva u raznovrsnim aktivnostima u cilju pružanja podrške kvalitetu vaspitno-obrazovnog rada, kao i da postoje statistički značajne razlike u stavovima roditelja u odnosu na karakteristike uzorka. Najvažnije implikacije nalaza našeg istraživanja odnose se na doprinos unapređenju postojeće vaspitno-obrazovne prakse, imajući u vidu da se tretirani problem sagledava iz perspektive roditelja koji su jedan od ključnih faktora uspešne saradnje na svim nivoima. more...

Rad ravnatelja škola uključuje raznovrsne poslove, a kao iznimno osjetljivo i zahtjevno područje može se izdvojiti suradnja s roditeljima učenika. U novije vrijeme na svom radnom mjestu ravnatelji su nerijetko izloženi različitim nedopustivim ponašanjima i nasilju roditelja, no o tome se malo zna i govori. Cilj je ovoga istraživanja ispitati ulogu izloženosti nasilju roditelja učenika u predviđanju zadovoljstva poslom ravnatelja osnovnih škola Republike Hrvatske. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 483 (M = 27,7 %; Ž = 72,3 %) ravnatelja iz svih regija Republike Hrvatske, time je obuhvaćeno 52,6 % pripadnika ciljane populacije. Za prikupljanje podataka korišteni su Upitnik sociodemografskih karakteristika, Skala izloženosti nasilju roditelja te Upitnik zadovoljstva poslom. Rezultati pokazuju da je riječ o raširenoj pojavi, a 80,75 % ravnatelja je tijekom svog ravnateljskog staža doživjelo barem jedan oblik nasilja od strane roditelja. Korelacijskom analizom utvrđeno je da ravnatelji koji češće doživljavaju nasilje roditelja imaju nižu razinu zadovoljstva poslom, a regresijska analiza pokazala je da je doživljeno nasilje statistički značajan prediktor zadovoljstva poslom. Jasna osuda svih oblika nasilja roditelja nad ravnateljima te primjena i poboljšavanje postojećih propisa zaključno se izdvajaju kao nužni uvjeti za smanjivanje te negativne pojave i omogućavanje kvalitetnog rada ravnatelja, a time i škola u cjelini. more...

Cilj je istraživanja utvrditi čimbenike odustajanja učenika od glazbene škole u Hrvatskoj te načine na koje bi se učenicima pomoglo da nastave glazbeno obrazovanje do kraja školskoga programa. Provedeno je eksplorativno kvantitativno i kvalitativno istraživanje anketiranjem nastavnika glazbenih škola u Hrvatskoj (N=178). Za ovo istraživanje kreiran je Upitnik o odustajanju učenika od glazbenog obrazovanja za nastavnike glazbenih škola. Rezultati faktorske analize ukazali su na četverofaktorsku strukturu: (1) učenik, (2) obrazovni kontekst, (3) komunikacija i (4) roditelji. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da se jednom nastavniku tijekom školske godine u prosjeku ispiše jedan učenik u dobi od 10 do 13 godina. Nastavnici su se složili da su razlozi odustajanja ponajprije slaba motivacija i zainteresiranost učenika te nedostatna ulaganja truda i slaba podrška roditelja, a zatim preopterećenost učenika drugim slobodnim aktivnostima, nemogućnost usklađivanja rasporeda između općeobrazovne i glazbene škole te nefleksibilan program glazbene škole i izostanak suradnje između nastavnika i roditelja. Nastavnici su dali svoje prijedloge kako bi se učenicima moglo pomoći da ustraju u glazbenom obrazovanju, a ti se prijedlozi najčešće odnose na uloge nastavnika i roditelja. more...

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Prema naučnim saznanjima veliki broj djece sa autizmom imaju gastrointestinalne probleme uglavnom uzrokovane Candida albicans. S obzirom na povećan broj djece sa autizmom, veliki broj nedoumica u javljanju ovih poremećaja i nedovoljno jasnih interpretacija naučnih saznanja, roditelji pokušavaju različitim metodama da djeluju na stanje djeteta. Jedan od popularnih pristupa jeste implementacija bezglutensko-bezkazeinske dijete (GFCF) kod djece sa autizmom. Cilj istraživanja je ispitati koji broj djece autističog spektra i djece sa razvojnim poremećajima različite etiologije je bio ili je na dijetalnoj GFCF ishrani i kakva su iskustva. Korišten je upitnik kao instrument istraživanja. Uzorak je činilo 80 roditelja, 40 roditelja djece sa autizmom i 40 roditelja djece sa različitim oštećenjem intelektualnog funkcionisanja. Podaci su statistički obrađeni kvantitativnom metodom. Dobijeni rezultati ukazuju da je na GFCF dijeti bilo ukupno 22.5% djece (N=18), od tog broja procenat djece sa autizmom koja su bila ili jesu na GFCF ishrani je 40% (N=16), dok je samo 5% (N=2) djece sa drugim neurorazvojnim poremećajima bilo na dijeti. Iako je primjećena velika razlika u implementaciji dijete između dvije grupe ispitanika, gdje roditelji djece sa autizmom u većoj mjeri primjenjuju dijetu kod svoje djece, može se uočiti da veći broj roditelja ne praktikuje ovaj vid tretmana u liječenju njihove djece. Ipak, i dalje je veliki broj roditelja djece sa autizmom (40%) koji primjenjuju dijetu kao medicinsko liječenje simptoma autizma, što je pogrešno s obzirom na to da je dokazano da genetski faktori imaju dominantnu ulogu u nastanku autizma. Postavlja se pitanje o dovoljnoj informisanosti roditelja djece sa autizmom o stvarnim aspektima autizma i njegovoj prognozi. more...

Cilj je ovoga preglednog rada ukazati na moguće rizike prijevremenoga poroda za daljnji razvoj djece te prikazati rezultate recentnih istraživanja psihofizičkoga zdravlja roditelja prijevremeno rođene djece. Istraživanja pokazuju da posljedice koje prijevremeno rođenje ima za djecu mogu biti ozbiljne, pri čemu rizik od neurorazvojnih poremećaja raste s nižom gestacijskom dobi djeteta i nižom porodnom težinom. Rizici prijevremenoga rođenja djeteta za roditelje mogu se očitovati neposredno i/ili dugoročno, od akutne stresne reakcije do poslijetraumatskoga stresnog sindroma, poteškoća u razvoju privrženosti, perzistirajuće intenzivne brige i straha za dijete, što je dodatno naglašeno prelaskom djeteta iz bolničkoga okruženja na kućnu njegu. Inicijalna emocionalna i informativna podrška medicinskoga osoblja, prakticiranje tzv. klokanske njege, dostupnost stručnjaka za mentalno zdravlje te neformalni izvori podrške izuzetno su važni čimbenici prilagodbe roditelja. Pregled suvremenih istraživanja upućuje na potrebu za daljnjim ispitivanjima čimbenika koji se dovode u vezu s (ne)uspješnom psihofizičkom prilagodbom roditelja na prijevremeno rođenje djeteta i skrb o nedonoščetu. Budući da je adekvatno suočavanje roditelja važan preduvjet razvojnih ishoda kod neurorizične djece, bitno je osigurati programe podrške roditeljima da bi se osnažila njihova znanja i kompetencije. more...

The aim of this review is to highlight possible risks preterm birth can have for the development of children and to present the results of recent research on psychophysical health of parents of prematurely born children. Research shows that, for children, the consequences of preterm birth can be serious, with the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders increasing with lower gestational age of the child as well as birth weight. For parents, the effects of child’s preterm birth can manifest immediately and/or long-term, and range from an acute stress reaction, to post-traumatic stress syndrome, difficulties in the development of attachment, persistent intense worry and fear for the child, which is further emphasized by the child’s transition from a hospital environment to home care. Initial emotional and informative support of the medical staff, practicing kangaroo care, as well as the availability of mental health experts and informal support sources are extremely important for parents’ adaptation. A review of contemporary research points to the need for further investigation of factors associated with the (un)successful psychophysical adaptation of parents to the premature birth of a child and the care of a premature infant. Since adequate parental coping is an important prerequisite for developmental outcomes in neuro-risk children, it is important to provide support programs for parents in order to strengthen their knowledge and competences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...

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Cilj istraživanja bio je ispitati povezanost između količine vremena provedenog u korištenju medija djece predškolske dobi i nekih osobnih i okolinskih čimbenika. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 391 dijete u dobi od 5 do 7 godina. Roditelji su procijenili korištenje medija, temperament i regulaciju emocija kod djece, roditeljska ponašanja prema djetetu i roditeljsku kompetentnost. Odgojiteljice su procijenile socioemocionalnu dobrobit i otpornost djece, a procjene o samopoimanju prikupile su kroz intervjue s djecom. Dobiveni rezultati pokazuju da je količina vremena koju djeca predškolske dobi provode u korištenju medija slabo, ali statistički značajno povezana s osobnim i okolinskim čimbenicima. Spol djeteta, negativan afekt, regulacija emocija, obrazovanje roditelja, popustljivost, informatička pismenost i stav prema dječjem korištenju medija povezani su s djetetovim ukupnim vremenom provedenim u korištenju medija. Korelati vremena provedenog u korištenju medija razlikuju se i ovise o vrsti medija. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju na potrebu daljnjeg istraživanja uloge medija između varijabli antecedenti i razvojnih ishoda. more...

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The research shows that suicide is one of the leading causes of death from injuries in Croatia. Among children who have suicidal ideas and intentions, the number of children whose parents have mental disabilities is not negligible, so this analysis of the problem of suicide focuses on suicide among children whose parents have mental disabilities. In this paper, suicidality among children and youth whose parents have a mental disorder is analyzed in detail, the basic concepts important for understanding and analyzing the problem are explained. This paper details and explains the risk and protective factors in explaining the development of suicide in children and youth whose parents have mental difficulties. The paper explains various theories of the etiology of suicidality with emphasis on suicide prevention among youth in the Republic of Croatia, emphasizing the lack of systematic and continuous prevention at the national level. The problem of suicide in children and youth is a problem that requires the action of institutions at the national and local levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...

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The City Infant Faces Database (CIFD; Webb et al., 2018) is a database of 154 infant emotional expressions for use in experimental studies of infant facial communication, facial expression recognition, and parental sensitivity. The CIFD was validated only in a small sample from the general public and student midwives and nurses in the UK. This study, therefore, aimed to validate it in a larger sample of Croatian students and parents of 1-12 months old infants. Three-hundred and fifty students (Study 1), 422 mothers and 106 fathers (Study 2) were presented with images of Caucasian infant faces. The students rated images from the CIFD and Tromsø Infant Faces. They also completed questionnaires measuring empathy, alexithymia, and perceiving and expressing emotions. The parents rated the valence of facial expressions of images from the CIFD. The results were consistent with the initial validation in both the students and parents’ sample, except that agreement for negative images was lower for Croatian parents than in the UK study. Compared to the UK study, students rated images as more intense, clear, genuine, and reported stronger internal emotion. Furthermore, there was no difference in accuracy between mothers and fathers or between first-time parents and experienced parents. The CIFD is, therefore, a promising tool for research and should be further validated in other countries, focusing on its predictive validity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...

Copyright of Life & School: a Magazine for the Theory and Practice of Education / Život i škola : časopis za teoriju i praksu odgoja i obrazovanja is the property of Zivot i Skola and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) more...

Copyright of Social Sciences & Humanities Studies / Društvene i Humanističke Studije (DHS) is the property of Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Tuzla and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) more...

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Ever since the importance of the psychological aspects of infertility was recognized, researchers have been trying to define adaptation to this non-developmental crisis. Lately, more popular research has been concerned with the question of which factors contribute to better adaptation, rather than what that adaptation is. The majority of these studies are carried out with women who still face infertility, while the women who became parents after facing this crisis are included in just a few studies. Accordingly, the main aim of this research was to examine the opinion on the factors contributing to better adaptation to infertility, as well as the differences in opinion between women who took on the parental role after coping with infertility and those who did not. For that purpose, the Infertility Adaptation Factors Questionnaire was applied on a sample of 192 respondents. The questionnaire consists of 23 items, with four different factors. In their opinion, among the examined factors, the most important is togetherness and intimacy between partners, which is statistically more important than resources, social support and importance of the parental role, the least important factor in this study. There are no significant differences between those who became parents and those who are still dealing with infertility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...

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Copyright of Media, Culture & Public Relations is the property of Croatian Communication Association / Hrvatsko Komunikolosko Drustvo and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) more...

Copyright of Social Sciences & Humanities Studies / Društvene i Humanističke Studije (DHS) is the property of Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Tuzla and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) more...

slam emphasizes the importance of marriage which is a prerequisite for forming a healthy family which, then, presents the foundation, the pillar, the basis of every society. Thus, marriage has a special place in Islam. However, it can also be exposed to various challenges and temptations which, ultimately, can disrupt relationships within the marriage. Unfortunately, we live in an age when divorces are becoming more and more common. Of particular concern is the attitude of believers towards divorce regulations. There are numerous men and women who, after marital disagreements, disregard the Shariah law and do injustice to both the spouse and the children. Qira'ats, as a published component of the Qur'anic text, played an important role in the theoretical specification of the Shariah norms contained in the text of the Qur'an. Also, they had a great influence on the establishment of methodological and legal principles by which they were derived. Although they differ in form, qira'ats are essentially tightly connected, which indicates their unique source and origin. Without contradiction and exclusivity, qira'ats support, clarify and interpret one another, which can be of great importance, especially for commentators on the Qur'an and Islamic jurists who derive specific Shariah regulations from them. This is an attempt to acquaint readers with this aspect of the interpretation of the Qur'anic text and the understanding of the God's messages by briefly reviewing the 233rd ayat of Surah Al- Baqarah and the qira'at versions applied in its teaching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...

Copyright of Croatian Journal of Education / Hrvatski Časopis za Odgoj i Obrazovanje is the property of Uciteljski Fakultet u Zagrebu and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) more...

Copyright of Journal for Pedagogical & Educational Matters / Školski Vjesnik is the property of Hrvatski Pedagosko-Knjizevni Zbor, Ogranak Split and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) more...

Every child that is born into this world lives in a unique social environment consisting of interpersonal relationships, particularly within the context of family. Appropriate parenting/caregiving and partnership in a family is characterized by good cooperation of partners; open and direct communication, with clear and sincere non-verbal expressions; continuity and coherence in relationships; and strength, but also fl exibility, of the family system as a whole. In the literature, there are various models of family assessment, each depending upon theoretical direction of the individual models. Integration of various psychodynamic, systemic and cognitive behavioural models and therapy is essential. In practice, it is important for healthcare professionals such as child and adolescent psychiatrists, paediatricians and other experts to focus on the progressive tendencies of the family as a whole and off er support to parents/caregivers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...

Background/Aim. Modern conceptualising of parenting in relation to manifesting adolescence externalising problems is based on parent-child two-way communication, mutual trust and parental involvement. A lot of research reports prove independent contribution of parental variables on expressing externalising problems in middle and late adolescence while data about their mutual relationship are missing. The aim of this study was to determine the relationships of parental variables and variables of externalising problems in a common space. Methods. The study included 507 students, both boys and girls, of Belgrade secondary schools, aged from fifteen to eighteen. Parental monitoring was studied using the Parental Monitoring Scale, affective attachment to parents by the Inventory of Parents and Peers Attachment, parenting practices using the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire and externalising problems by the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment, Youth Self-Report. Results. Factor analysis indicated the existence of 4 factors (components) which together accounted for 65.5% of variance. The first factor (positive parenting and affective attachment to mother) accounted for 38.1%, the second (externalising problems and negative parenting) accounted for 11.26%, the third (affective attachment to father) accounted for 8.93% and the fourth (negative discipline and inadequate affective attachment to mother) accounted for 7.22% of variance. The most important discovery arised from matrix correlation was a negative correlation of the second component with the first (-0.539) and the third (-0.481) one. Conclusion. A positive relationship between parents and adolescents except for a positive parenting practices of parents characterize all the subscales of parental monitoring except for the parental control. Compared to fathers, mothers are generally more involved in life of adolescents and have better mutual relationship with them, but in relation to externalising problems the affective attachment to fathers proved to be very significant even independently of their parenting role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...