| Abstract | S obzirom na mijenjanje društva, mijenjaju se i godine s kojima se ostvaruje roditeljstvo. Sve više ljudi postaje roditeljem u kasnijim godinama, nakon 35. ili kasnije. Velik broj ljudi želi se posvetiti obrazovanju, karijeri, žele se financijski osposobiti, ili pak jednostavno žele slobodu prije osnivanja obitelji. Upravo zbog tih razloga dolazi do odgođenog roditeljstva, koje je danas sve češće. Cilj ovog diplomskog rada bio je ispitati i utvrditi razlike u stavovima studenata o odgođenom roditeljstvu i stereotipima vezanim za odgođeno roditeljstvo s obzirom na spol, dob, područje studija, strukturu obitelji ispitanika i veličinu mjesta u kojem su ispitanici odrasli. Za potrebe istraživanja kreiran je anketni upitnik, koji je ispunilo 218 ispitanika. Upitnik se dijeli na četiri dijela: prvi obuhvaća osnovne podatke o ispitanicima, drugi dio se sastoji od tvrdnji vezane za odgođeno roditeljstvo, treći dio se sastoji od tvrdnji vezane za stereotipe odgođenom roditeljstvu, dok je na kraju upitnika postavljeno pitanje otvorenog tipa. Dobiveni rezultati pokazuju kako postoje razlike u stavovima studenata o odgođenom roditeljstvu i to kod svih nezavisnih varijabli. Razlike u stavovima o odgođenom roditeljstvu su se u većini slučajeva očitavale kroz iste tvrdnje: odgođeno roditeljstvo je česta tema u društvu, odgođeno roditeljstvo se često spominje u obrazovanju, odgođeno roditeljstvo je sve češće u današnje doba u Republici Hrvatskoj, na odgođeno roditeljstvo češće se odlučuju žene nego muškarci. S druge strane, razlike u stavovima o stereotipima o odgođenom roditeljstvu prisutne su kod tvrdnji: stariji roditelji imaju manjak energije za fizičke aktivnosti i igru, stariji roditelji ne razumiju djecu zbog generacijskog jaza, stariji roditelji su spremniji na roditeljske obveze, stariji roditelji su više uključeni u odgoj djece, stariji roditelji imaju više vremena za djecu, u većini slučajeva odgođeno roditeljstvo se događa zbog karijere, financijska situacija starijih roditelja je stabilnija, djeca starijih roditelja osjećaju veći pritisak zbog visokih očekivanja roditelja te da su djeca starijih roditelja uspješnija. Ispitanici su u upitniku dali prijedloge kako bi društvo moglo olakšati roditeljstvo osobama koje dijete dobiju u drugoj polovici tridesetih ili kasnije: edukacije, savjetovanja, lakše upisivanje u vrtiće, duži porodiljni, smanjivanje predrasuda prema starijim roditeljima, spominjanje odgođenog roditeljstva u obrazovanju, medijima i društvu te novčane potpore starijim roditeljima. |
| Abstract (english) | Given the changes in society, the age at which parenthood is realized is changing as well. In traditional society, it was expected that a family would be founded after the completion of education. However, more and more people are becoming parents in their later years, after 35 or later. Many people want to dedicate themselves to their education, their career, they want to become financially stable, or they simply want freedom before starting a family. It is precisely because of these reasons that delayed parenthood occurs, which is increasingly common today. The aim of this thesis was to examine and determine the differences in students' attitudes about delayed parenthood and stereotypes related to delayed parenthood regarding gender, age, field of study, family structure of the respondents and the size of the place where the respondents grew up. For the purposes of the research, a survey questionnaire was created, which was filled out by 218 respondents. The questionnaire is divided into four parts: the first includes basic information about the respondents, the second part consists of statements related to delayed parenthood, the third part consists of statements related to stereotypes of delayed parenthood, while at the end of the questionnaire an open-ended question was asked. The obtained results show that there are differences in the attitudes of students about delayed parenthood, and that with each independent variable. Differences in attitudes about delayed parenthood were in most cases present through the same statements: delayed parenthood is a frequent topic in society, delayed parenthood is often mentioned in education, delayed parenthood is increasingly common nowadays in the Republic of Croatia, delayed parenthood is more often decided upon women than men. On the other hand, differences in attitudes about stereotypes about delayed parenthood are present in the claims: older parents lack energy for physical activities and play, older parents do not understand children due to the generation gap, older parents are more ready for parental responsibilities, older parents are more involved in raising children, older parents have more time for children, in most cases delayed parenthood happens because of a career, the financial situation of older parents is more stable, children of older parents feel more pressure due to high parental expectations and that children of older parents are more successful. In the questionnaire, respondents gave suggestions on how society could make parenting easier for people who have children in the second half of their thirties or later: education, counseling, easier enrollment in kindergartens, longer maternity leave, reduction of prejudice against older parents, mention of delayed parenthood in education, media and society and financial support for elderly parents. |
