DOLEŽALOVÁ, Pavla, Karel ČERVENKA and Věra VOJTOVÁ. Attachment of vulnerable adolescents in residential facilities in the Czech Republic. Kontakt. České Budějovice: University of South Bohemia, 2022, vol. 24, No 1, p. 92-97. ISSN 1212-4117. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.32725/kont.2021.042.
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Original name Attachment of vulnerable adolescents in residential facilities in the Czech Republic
Name in Czech Attachment zranitelných dospívajících ve výchovných zařízeních v České republice
Authors DOLEŽALOVÁ, Pavla (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Karel ČERVENKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Věra VOJTOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Kontakt, České Budějovice, University of South Bohemia, 2022, 1212-4117.
Other information
Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50302 Education, special
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW URL
Impact factor Impact factor: 0.300
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14410/22:00125451
Organization unit Faculty of Education
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.32725/kont.2021.042
UT WoS 000849269000014
Keywords (in Czech) úzkost; attachment styl; odmítání; prevalence; zranitelní dospívající
Keywords in English Anxiety; Attachment style; Avoidance; Prevalence; Vulnerable adolescents
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
We are presenting some of the results of a study that examined the prevalence of attachment styles among children with emotional behavioral disorders (EBD) from special educational residential facilities in the Czech Republic. The development of EBD that brought these children into residential facilities was influenced by a variety of factors. One of such risk factors can be an attachment disorder influencing behavior, socialization and resilience. The aim of the research was to determine the prevalence of attachment style, anxiety and avoidance of vulnerable adolescents towards father and mother as possible determinants of behavioral disorders. The research group consisted of 204 respondents aged 15-19 years. The respondents were clients from 15 residential facilities from all over the Czech Republic. We used the ECR-RS self-assessment questionnaire containing 36 items to determine attachment to emotional targets (mother/father). We processed the data using descriptive statistical procedures using the ANOVA or Spearman coefficient procedure. Findings regarding attachment indicate a high degree of avoidance and anxiety in vulnerable adolescents. In most respondents, an insecure attachment is prevalent. The most represented is preoccupied attachment to the mother in 36%. Only 14% of the examined adolescents formed a secure attachment to the mother. Complex intervention and psychotherapy should focus on alleviating anxiety and avoidance, developing a secure attachment, and enhancing the resilient qualities of vulnerable adolescents.
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