Determinants of willingness to seek and provide help in case of adolescent relationship violence

Nasilje u adolescentskim vezama veoma je raširena pojava. Mladi koji dožive nasilje u romantičnoj vezi rijetko ga prijavljuju, ali pokazuju spremnost pružiti pomoć svojim vršnjacima koji ga dožive. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati povezanost nekih zaštitnih čimbenika (samopoštovanja, empatije i percipirane socijalne podrške) sa spremnošću na traženje i pružanje pomoći u slučaju nasilja u vezi. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 143 učenika drugih i trećih razreda srednje škole, a podaci su prikupljeni anketnim upitnikom. Istraživanjem su utvrđene pozitivne povezanosti spremnosti na pružanje pomoći sa samopoštovanjem, empatijom i percipiranom socijalnom podrškom od strane značajne osobe i prijatelja, dok nema povezanosti sa percipiranom socijalnom podrškom od strane obitelji. Spremnost na traženje pomoći od bliskih osoba povezana je s percipiranom socijalnom podrškom od strane obitelji, dok nema povezanosti sa samopoštovanjem, empatijom i percipiranom podrškom od značajne osobe i prijatelja.
Violence in adolescent relationships is a very widespread phenomenon. Adolescents who experience violence in a romantic relationship rarely report it, but they are willing to help their peers who experience it. The aim of this study was to examine the correlations between some protective factors (self-esteem, empathy and perceived social support) and willingness to seek and provide help in case of relationship violence. The study was conducted with 143 second and third-grade high school students, and data was collected using a questionnaire. Results showed that there is a positive correlation between willingness to provide help and self-esteem, empathy and perceived social support from significant other and friends, but not perceived social support from family. Willingness to seek help from close people was correlated with perceived social support from family, but there was no correlation with self-esteem, empathy and perceived social support from significant other and friends.