Title Odnos između stresa, ljutnje i agresije na internetu
Title (english) The Relationship between Strain, Anger and Internet Aggression
Author Petra Radulović
Mentor Ivana Vrselja (mentor)
Committee member Tihana Brkljačić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Anamarija Bogović (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Ivana Vrselja (član povjerenstva)
Granter Catholic University of Croatia (Department of Psychology) Zagreb
Defense date and country 2022-02-15, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline SOCIAL SCIENCES Psychology
Abstract Agresija na internetu se u literaturi proučava u okviru različitih teorija. Jedna od tih teorija je i generalna teorija stresa (Agnew, 1992), prema kojoj stresni događaji kod pojedinca izazivaju neugodne emocije, ponajprije ljutnju, a koje često rezultiraju uključivanjem pojedinca u činjenje agresije. Iako u literaturi postoje istraživanja koja proučavaju agresiju na internetu u okviru generalne teorije stresa, ona su relativno malobrojna. Štoviše, u hrvatskoj literaturi, koliko je poznato autorici ovog diplomskog rada, ne postoje istraživanja koja su proučavala agresiju na internetu u okviru ove teorije. Stoga je cilj istraživanja bio proučiti odnos između stresa, ljutnje i činjenja agresije na internetu na uzorku hrvatskih adolescenata.
Istraživanje je provedeno u rujnu 2020. godine u dvije srednje škole s područja Dubrovnika. U njemu je sudjelovalo 158 sudionika, od čega 75 učenica i 83 učenika u dobi između 14 i 18 godina. Podatci su prikupljeni mjerama samoprocjene doživljavanja školskog stresa, ljutnje te činjenja i doživljavanja agresije na internetu. Rezultati medijacijske analize su pokazali da doživljavanje stresa nije značajan izravni prediktor činjenja agresije na internetu. Također, ljutnja se pokazala značajnim medijatorom odnosa između stresa i činjenja agresije na internetu. Pri tome je izraženiji stres predviđao izraženiju ljutnju, a izraženija ljutnja je predvidjela učestalije činjenje agresije na internetu. Ovaj rad ima teorijske implikacije, u vidu provjere postavki generalne teorije stresa u predviđanju agresije na internetu. Također, ima i praktične implikacije, jer pruža smjernice za prevencijske i intervencijske strategije za smanjivanje agresije na internetu.
Abstract (english) In literature, Internet aggression is studied within the framework of various theories. One of these theories is the General Strain Theory (Agnew, 1992), according to which stressful events cause negative emotions, primarily anger, which often result in Internet aggression. There are relatively few studies that studied Internet aggression within the General Strain Theory. Moreover, as far as the author of this thesis is aware, there are no studies that have studied Internet aggression within this theory in Croatia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between strain, anger and Internet aggression on a sample of Croatian adolescents.
The research was conducted in two high schools from Dubrovnik area during September, 2020. It involved 158 participants, of which 75 female and 83 male high school students 14-18 years of age. The participants completed self-assessment scales assessing school strain, anger, cyber-aggression and cyber-victimization. The results of mediation analysis showed that experiencing strain was not a significant direct predictor of Internet aggression. The results also showed that anger acts as a significant mediator between strain and Internet aggression, in a way that greater strain predicted greater anger and greater anger predicted greater incidence of Internet aggression. The current study has theoretical implications, in a way that it reviews postulations of the General Strain Theory in predicting Internet aggression. It also has practical implications, such as providing guidelines for prevention and intervention strategies to reduce Internet aggression.
Keywords
agresija na internetu
stres
ljutnja
generalna teorija stresa
Keywords (english)
internet aggression
strain
anger
general strain theory
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:224:640358
Study programme Title: Department of Psychology Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
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