| Abstract [eng] |
Theoretical analysis of structure of psychosocial characteristics and salutogenesis as the methodology of coping with difficulties and the analysis of the inner harmony and its component – difficulties coping strategies of young people with dysfunction of intelligence from orphanages and foster homes for children is presented in this Thesis. The hypothesis claims that the choice of difficulties coping strategies depends on personal characteristics of young people and the social environment. When coping with difficulties the disabled young people use fewer strategies requiring adaptation abilities. The research was conducted using the methods of interview and questionnaire. The aim of the research – to study the ways the young people with the dysfunction of intelligence from orphanages and foster homes for children cope with difficulties and the coping strategies they use. The analysis of the content of nonstandard material (the data were categorized according to semantic relations) and statistic data analysis (descriptive analysis of averages, standard deviations, factorial analysis) were done. 7 young people with the dysfunction of intelligence and 110 employees working in the boarding-school, guardians and members of their families (99, 8 and 3 respondents respectively) participated in the research. Personal peculiarities of young people with the dysfunction of intelligence (psychological and temper peculiarities, abilities, values and attitudes), social resources (social environment), stressful situations and peculiarities of their subjective evaluation, coping actions (strategies) done by an individual in order to adapt to present situation are analyzed in the empiric part of the Thesis. The most important conclusions of empiric research: 1. The choice of coping strategies by young people with the dysfunction of intelligence proves the structure of the model of coping process, that it depends on personal peculiarities, social resources, stressful situation and the peculiarities of its evaluation. 2. The quality of social skills and skills of independent life of young people with the dysfunction of intelligence is not sufficient. It is especially notable among young people living in the boarding-schools. This is determined by institutional conditions of living. 3. The hypothesis was proven that when coping with difficulties the young people with the dysfunction of intelligence use fewer strategies requiring adaptation abilities. Coping strategies oriented to emotions (searching for social emotional support, denial, acceptance, humor) and less adapted strategies (concentration on emotions and their expression, concentration on coping behaviour) dominate. Key-words: young people with dysfunction of intelligence, orphanage, difficulties coping strategies. |
