| Abstract | Provedeno istraživanje imalo je za cilj ispitati odnos emocionalne inteligencije,
samopoštovanja i socijalne podrške sa simptomima anksioznosti, depresivnosti i stresa. Ispitan
je i doprinos navedenih varijabli u objašnjenju anksioznosti, depresivnost i stresa kod mlađih
odraslih osoba. Istraživanje je provedeno online te je u njemu ukupno sudjelovalo 311
ispitanika, od čega 155 osoba ženskog spola i 156 osoba muškog spola, u dobi od 16 do 35
godina (M = 24.25, SD = 4.24). Dobivena je značajna povezanost emocionalne inteligencije,
samopoštovanja i socijalne podrške sa simptomima anksioznosti, depresije i stresa. Ispitane su
i spolne razlike u spomenutim konstruktima te je dobiveno da žene imaju značajno višu
samoprocijenjenu emocionalnu inteligenciju i percipiranu socijalnu podršku, u usporedbi s
muškarcima. Provedene su i tri hijerarhijske regresijske analize. Iz prve hijerarhijske
regresijske analize, u kojoj je kriterij bila anksioznost, dobiveno je da dob i samopoštovanje
značajno predviđaju simptome anksioznosti. Odnosno, mlađi ispitanici, nižeg samopoštovanja
doživljavaju više razine anksioznosti. Rezultati druge hijerarhijske regresijske analize pokazali
su da dob i samopoštovanje značajno predviđaju simptome depresije. U konačnici, dobiveno
je da samopoštovanje značajno predviđa stres ispitanika. Iz navedenog je vidljivo kako je za
sva tri kriterija jedino samopoštovanje bilo značajan prediktor, dok se emocionalna
inteligencija i socijalna podrška nisu pokazali značajnim. Stoga, dobiveni rezultati ukazuju na
važnost samopoštovanja u predviđanju simptoma anksioznosti, depresivnosti i stresa. |
| Abstract (english) | The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence, selfesteem, social support, and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. We also wanted to examine the contribution of those variables in the explanation of anxiety, depression, and stress in young adults. The study was conducted online and included 311 participants (155 women and 156 men), with their age ranging from 16 to 35 years (M = 24.25, SD = 4.24). The results showed a significant correlation between emotional intelligence, self-esteem, and social support with symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Gender differences in mentioned constructs were also examined, the obtained results showed that women had significantly higher self-perceived emotional intelligence and perceived social support in comparison to men. Three hierarchical regression analysis were conducted. The first one, in which the criterion variable was anxiety, showed that age and self-esteem significantly predict symptoms of anxiety. Younger participants, with low self-esteem, experience higher anxiety. The results of the second hierarchical regression analysis showed that age and self-esteem significantly predicted symptoms of depression. Lastly, it was obtained that self-esteem predicts selfreported stress levels of participants. From the above we can see that for all three criterions only self-esteem was a significant predictor, while emotional intelligence and social support were non-significant. Hence, the obtained results point out the importance of self-esteem in prediction of symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. |
