Insights into families of children with selective mutism

Ivona Romić; Sanja Šimleša; Marina Olujić Tomazin; Jasmina Ivšac Pavliša

doi:10.5937/specedreh25-61534

Ivona Romić SUVAG Poliklinka za rehabilitacija sluha i govora, Zagreb, Hrvatska https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1769-4473
Sanja Šimleša Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5089-823X
Marina Olujić Tomazin Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4502-014X
Jasmina Ivšac Pavliša Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7522-2385

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/specedreh25-61534

Ključne reči: selektivni mutizam, osobine ličnosti roditelja, porodični faktori rizika

Sažetak

Uvod: Selektivni mutizam (SM) je anksiozni poremećaj koji karakteriše stalna nemogućnost govora u specifičnim društvenim situacijama, uprkos normalnom govoru u drugim. Istraživanja ukazuju na multifaktorsku etiologiju, koja uključuje temperament, genetske, neurorazvojne i uticaje okoline, pri čemu porodice imaju značajnu ulogu. Cilj: Ova studija ispitivala je osobine ličnosti roditelja i faktore porodičnog okruženja kod 30 majki dece sa SM. Metod: Podaci su prikupljeni korišćenjem strukturiranog upitnika i inventara IPIP-NEO-120. Rezultati: Roditelji su se u detinjstvu najčešće opisivali kao tihi, stidljivi ili povučeni, osobine koje se često primećuju i kod njihove dece. Na skali ličnosti postigli su najviše rezultate na slažljivosti i savesnosti, a najniže na neuroticizmu. Porodice su opisane kao društvene, ali prvenstveno u okviru bliskih porodičnih krugova. Skoro tri četvrtine dece iskusilo je barem jedan faktor rizika iz okoline, najčešće preseljenje. Zaključak: Rezultati ističu važnost porodičnih karakteristika u razumevanju SM i sugerišu implikacije za ciljanu podršku i intervenciju.

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