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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOSOMATIC SYMPTOMS AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN HIGH SCHOOL NURSING STUDENTS

Anita Vukšić orcid.org/0000-0001-7975-5593 ; High School Pakrac, Matije Gupca 10, Pakrac, Croatia
Slavka Galić ; General County Hospital Požega, Osječka 107, Požega, Croatia
Katarina Vukas orcid.org/0000-0001-6224-6119 ; General County Hospital Požega, Osječka 107, Požega, Croatia

Abstract

Introduction: Psychosomatic symptoms are physical symptoms that occur under the influence of emotional factors. These are the most common symptoms that cause certain difficulties in the adolescent period. In addition to these symptoms, important predictors of the occurrence of certain difficulties and obstructions in performing daily obligations may also be depression and anxiety. In adolescents, psychosomatic symptoms may be related to school success.
Aim: To determine whether a connection exists between the number of psychosomatic symptoms in adolescents and age, gender, parent education, school achievement, anxiety and depression. In addition, to examine whether age, gender, parent education, school achievement, anxiety and depression contribute significantly to the prediction of psychosomatic symptoms in adolescents.
Methods: 191 adolescents participated in the research. The following instruments were used for collecting information: demographic information questionnaire, PSS questionnaire, SDD questionnaire and the SKAD-62 questionnaire.
Results: The obtained results show that the incidence of psychosomatic symptoms is not notably connected with age, parent education and school achievement, however there is a significant relationship between gender (female adolescents) and incidence of psychosomatic symptoms. There is a significant connection between incidence of psychosomatic symptoms and depression and anxiety, and notable predictors of psychosomatic symptoms are depression, test and social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive symptoms and gender.
Conclusion: Based on the results one can conclude that psychosomatic symptoms are more pronounced in adolescent girls, that gender along with depression and anxiety are one of the more important predictors in incidence of psychosomatic symptoms but also that incidence of psychosomatic symptoms do not influence school achievement.

Keywords

psychosomatic symptoms; depression; anxiety; adolescents; school achievement

Hrčak ID:

218589

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/218589

Publication date:

31.12.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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