The Somatization Symptoms among Grammar School Students / Učestalost simptoma somatizacije kod gimnazijalaca

Ana Petak, Andreja Brajša-Žganec

Abstract


Abstract
The present study investigates the somatization symptoms among grammar school students. High school students (N=218) from a convenience sample school were asked to complete The Somatization Scale. Data analysis showed that girls reported somatization symptoms more frequently than boys. The analysis showed that 1.4% of students felt some of the somatic symptoms on a daily basis, while 6.9% of students had such symptoms 2-3 times a week. Other students reported physical symptoms less frequently. 41.3% of students reported having somatic symptoms once a week and 46.8% of the students complained of somatic symptoms once or twice a month. Only 3.2% of students said that they had never experienced such symptoms. The most common somatic symptoms in adolescence are headaches and fatigue, while the rarest physical symptom is abdominal pain. Contemporary authors associated somatization tendencies with stressful situations in school. Therefore, it is important that parents, teachers and school counselors are familiar with the frequency and potential causes of somatic symptoms in adolescence. 
Key words: high school; physical symptoms; stress. 
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Sažetak
Istraživanje je provedeno s ciljem utvrđivanja učestalosti simptoma somatizacije kod učenika gimnazije. Učenici gimnazije (N=218) iz prigodno odabrane škole su tijekom nastave ispunjavali Skalu somatizacije. Obradom podataka utvrđeno je kako djevojke češće od mladića izvještavaju o somatizacijskim tegobama. Pokazalo se kako 1.4% učenika osjeća neku od somatskih tegoba svakodnevno, a kod 6.9% učenika su takve tegobe prisutne 2-3 puta tjedno. U ostalih se učenika tjelesne tegobe javljaju rjeđe, pa 41.3% učenika ima somatizacijske smetnje jednom tjedno, 46.8% ih primjećuje jednom do dva puta mjesečno. Samo 3.2% učenika tvrdi da ih ne osjeća nikada. Kao najučestalije somatske smetnje istaknute su glavobolja i osjećaj umora, a abdominalni bolovi najrjeđe su prisutna tjelesna tegoba u adolescenata. Budući da suvremeni autori  povezuju sklonost somatizaciji s izloženošću stresnim situacijama u školi, važno je da roditelji, učitelji i stručni suradnici budu upoznati s učestalošću i potencijalnim uzrocima somatskih tegoba kod adolescenata. 
Ključne riječi: tjelesni simptomi; srednja škola; stres.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v16i4.622

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