Izazovi roditeljstva tijekom pandemije COVID-19

master's thesis

• Title (english): Challenges of parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Author: Ivana Marković
• Mentor: Ivana Dobrotić (mentor)
• Committee member: Ivana Dobrotić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jelena Matančević (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Danijel Baturina (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-02-13, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Activities

Abstract

Ovaj se diplomski rad bavi izazovima roditeljstva tijekom pandemije Covid-19. Pregled istraživanja pokazuje kako je pandemija roditeljsku ulogu učinila poprilično izazovnom s obzirom da su se roditelji suočili s novim situacijama, a ponajprije izazovom usklađivanja konstantnih promjena u radnom okruženju i odgojno-obrazovnom sustavu te promjenama u količini brige o djeci, kućanskih obveza i pomaganja oko obrazovanja djece. Brojne mjere država diljem svijeta išle su u smjeru pružanja podrške i pomoći stanovništvu, ali i pojedinim društvenim skupinama kao što su roditelji, sve u cilju boljeg snalaženja u novonastalim okolnostima. I uz sve mjere, pandemija je imala negativne učinke na roditelje i djecu, a neka istraživanja ukazuju i da je dovela do jačanja nejednakosti u društvu. Istraživanja upućuju na povećanu rodnu neravnopravnost u javnoj i privatnoj sferi gdje su žene nosile veći teret povećanog obujma skrbi i kućanskih poslova, na povećanu razinu stresa kod roditelja, ali i na negativne učinke zatvaranja škola na psihičko zdravlje djece te njihove obrazovne ishode. Na kraju rada iznose se i rezultati anketnog online predistraživanja s roditeljima djece u Hrvatskoj čija su djeca u vrijeme lockdowna pohađala osnovnu školu, a koje je provedeno u cilju dobivanja saznanja o izazovima s kojima su se suočavali roditelji. Rezultati pokazuju da je trećina roditelja za vrijeme lockdowna radila na radnim mjestima, a što je dovelo do problema usklađivanja poslovnih obveza s rasporedom škole na daljinu, kao i da su se roditelji u različitoj mjeri susretali s nedostatkom podrške unutar obrazovnog sustava, ali i na radnom mjestu.

Abstract (english)

This thesis deals with the challenges of parenting during the Covid-19 pandemic. Literature review shows that the pandemic made the role of parents quite challenging, given that parents faced new situations, and above all the challenge of reconciling constant changes in the work environment and educational system, as well as changes in the amount of childcare, household work and online schooling. Numerous measures by states around the world were aimed at providing support and assistance to the population, but also to certain social groups such as parents, all with the aim of better coping with the newly created circumstances. Despite all measures, the pandemic had negative effects on parents and children, and some studies indicate that the pandemic strengthened social inequalities. Research points out an increased gender inequality in the public and private sphere, where women have faced a greater burden of increased care and housework, as well as an increased level of stress among parents, but also the negative effects of school closures on children's psychological health and their educational outcomes. At the end of the thesis, the results of an online pre-survey with parents of children in Croatia whose children attended elementary school during the lockdown are presented, conducted with the aim of obtaining information about the challenges faced by parents. The results show that a third of parents worked at workplaces during the lockdown, which led to the problem of reconciling work obligations with the remote school schedule, as well as that parents encountered to varying degrees a lack of support within the educational system, but also at work place.

• Keywords: roditeljstvo; pandemija; rodna neravnopravnost; mjere; politika
• Keywords (english): parenting; pandemic; gender inequality; measures; policies
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:291873
• Study programme: Title: Social Policy; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra socijalne politike (magistar/magistra socijalne politike)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-02-15 10:17:06