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Croatian review of rehabilitation research, Vol. 47 No. 1, 2011.

Original scientific paper

Youths’ with Behavioral Disorders of the City of Pula Specific Characteristics of Family Environment

Mirjana Radetić Paić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-5256-724X ; Odjel za obrazovanje učitelja i odgojitelja, Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli

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Abstract

Characteristics of family environment may affect the probability of an increased occurrence of behavioral disorders in youths, their development (risk factors) as well as decision on intervention (responsivity factors) and need to be analyzed in the context of specific local communities. Therefore the aim of this study determines the differences in the assessments of experts in the characteristics of family environment between youths at risk or already manifest behavioral disorders of the city of Pula (N = 100) compared to the Republic of Croatia (N = 512). The purpose of this study refers to identifying the specific factors of family environment of these youths of the city of Pula which may affect the decision on the application of interventions and the more adequate assessments of specific interventions needs for youths of the city of Pula. The results show that there are significant differences between youths at risk or already manifest behavioral disorders from the city of Pula and the Republic of Croatia in away that the youths of the city of Pula present characteristics of a family history of chronic criminal behavior, emotional disorders/mental problems, marital conflicts and abuse of drugs/alcohol by their parents. This work has a contribution to defining the factors that influence and provides guidelines for preventive and treatment action in relation to the such factors in the family environment for the youths at risk and/or with behavioral disorders of the city of Pula and the suggestions for programs with possibilities of their evaluation.

Keywords

family environment; the responsivity factors; the youths at risk and/or with behavioral disorders; the city of Pula; the decision on intervention; YLS/CMI

Hrčak ID:

63439

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/63439

Publication date:

23.1.2011.

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