The correlation of discrimination and violence with life satisfaction, happiness and personal well-being among persons with physical and sensory disabilites / Marko Marinić.
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Cilj ovog rada je ispitivanje učestalost doživljaja diskriminacije i nasilja među osobama s različitim vrstama invaliditeta, ispitati povezanost ovih tema s pojedinim sociodemografskim obilježjima, a onda i s razinom sreće i zadovoljstva životom, te utvrditi s kojom su od različitih domena osobnoga blagostanja posebice povezani diskriminacija i nasilje. Provedeno je empirijsko istraživanje među osobama s različitim vrstama invaliditeta (N=684) u gradu Zagrebu (Hrvatska). Rezultati pokazuju visok postotak iskustva diskriminacije i nasilja u svim skupinama ispitanika, a posebice među gluhim i nagluhim osobama. I jedna i druga tema u negativnoj su korelaciji s razinom osobne sreće, zadovoljstvom životom te svim domenama osobnoga blagostanja. Pronađena je i povezanost učestalosti ovih iskustava s mlađom životnom dobi, ali i nižim primanjima i lošim ekonomskim statusom. Rezultati upućuju na nužnost multidisciplinarnog i sveobuhvatnog angažmana u smanjivanju diskriminacije i nasilja nad osobama s invaliditetom.; The aim of this paper is to explore the frequency of experiences of discrimination and violence among persons with various types of disabilities, investigate the correlation of these topics with particular sociodemographic characteristics and with the level of happiness and life satisfaction, and identify which one of the various personal well-being domains is particularly connected with discrimination and violence. The empirical study was conducted among 684 persons with various types of disabilities in the city of Zagreb, Croatia. The results indicate a high percentage of experienced discrimination and violence in all groups of respondents, especially the deaf and those hard of hearing. Both topics are negatively correlated with the level of personal happiness, life satisfaction and all domains of personal well-being. It was found that the frequency of these experiences is related to younger age, and to lower income and poor economic status. The results point to the need for a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive engagement on reducing discrimination and violence over persons with disabilities.