| Abstract | Jedan od najosnovnijih odnosa izvan obitelji koje imamo u životu je prijateljstvo, a u ranoj odrasloj dobi on postaje jedan od centralnih odnosa za mlade ljude. U tom razdoblju se i dalje razvija privrženost prema prijateljima pri čemu samootkrivanje predstavlja jedno od sredstava za postizanje bliskosti. Iz dosadašnjih istraživanja nije posve jasno i istraženo kako funkcioniraju muška prijateljstva. Pronađeno je i mnogo nedosljednih rezultata u različitim istraživanjima o povezanosti stilova privrženosti i samootkrivanja, općenito pa tako i u muškim prijateljstvima. U istraživanjima je do sada naglasak bio na razlikama između ženskih i muških prijateljstava, dok su individualne razlike u kvaliteti prijateljstva manje istražene na tom području. Također, prema našim saznanjima, u literaturi ne postoji istraživanje koje se bavi isključivo muškim spolom u kontekstu samootkrivanja i stilova privrženosti na hrvatskom uzorku. Stoga je cilj ovog istraživanja bio ispitati ulogu romantičnog statusa i trajanja prijateljstva, te dimenzija privrženosti – anksioznosti i izbjegavanja u kontekstu samootkrivanja u muškim prijateljstvima.
U istraživanju je sudjelovalo ukupno 477 muških sudionika u dobi od 18 do 35 godina u Republici Hrvatskoj. Istraživanje je provedeno online, a sudionici su dali svoje sociodemografske podatke, podatke o karakteristikama prijateljstva te su samoprocijenili koliko su privrženi svom najboljem prijatelju i koliko mu se samootkrivaju. Zatim su provedena dva t - testa kako bi se provjerile razlike u samootkrivanju muškom prijatelju s obzirom na romantični status i trajanje prijateljstva. Naposljetku, provedeno je šest multiplih regresijskih analiza kako bi se provjerio prediktivni doprinos dimenzija privrženosti: izbjegavanja i anksioznosti u objašnjavanju samootkrivanja.
Rezultati dobiveni u analizama pokazali su da samci imaju više razine samootkrivanja u odnosu na one koji su u romantičnom odnosu te što su duže muškarci prijatelji to se više uključuju u samootkrivanje. Također, dobiveno je da više razine izbjegavanja doprinose manjem samootkrivanju u svakom području samootkrivanja, dok više razine anksioznosti predviđaju niže razine samootkrivanja na dva područja – stavovi i mišljenje te posao ili studij. Pojedinci razumijevanjem svog stila privrženosti mogu poboljšati svoje odnose, što u konačnici dovodi do bolje kvalitete života. Samootkrivanje se može promatrati kao svojevrstan zaštitni faktor u kontekstu prijateljskih odnosa jer postoji naznaka da nesigurna prijateljstva mogu dovoditi do drugih nesigurnih i neuspješnih odnosa. |
| Abstract (english) | One of the most fundamental relationships outside the family that we have in life is friendship, and in early adulthood it becomes one of the central relationships for young people. In this period, attachment to friends continues to develop, with self-disclosure being one of the means to achieve closeness. From previous research, it is not entirely clear and researched how male friendships work. Many inconsistent results have been found in various studies on the connection between attachment styles and self-disclosure, in general and also in male friendships. Research has so far focused on the differences between female and male friendships, while individual differences in the quality of friendships have been less researched in this area. Also, according to our knowledge, there is no research in the literature that deals exclusively with the male gender in the context of self-discovery and attachment styles in the Croatian sample. Therefore, the aim of this research was to examine the role of romantic status and duration of friendship, and dimensions of attachment - anxiety and avoidance in the context of self-disclosure in male friendships.
A total of 477 male participants aged 18 to 35 in the Republic of Croatia took part in the research. The research was conducted online, and participants provided their sociodemographic data, data on friendship characteristics, and self-assessed how attached they are to their best friend and how much they self-disclose to him. Next, one-way analyzes of variance were conducted to test for differences in self-disclosure to a male friend by romantic status and friendship duration. Finally, six stepwise regression analyzes were conducted to test the predictive contribution of attachment dimensions: avoidance and anxiety in explaining self-disclosure.
The results obtained in the analyzes showed that single men have higher levels of self-disclosure compared to those who are in a romantic relationship, and the longer men are friends, the more they engage in self-disclosure. Also, it was found that higher levels of avoidance contribute to lower self-disclosure in each area of self-disclosure, while higher levels of anxiety predict lower levels of self-disclosure in two areas – attitudes and opinion and work or study. By understanding their attachment style, individuals can improve their relationships, which ultimately leads to a better quality of life. Self-disclosure can be seen as a kind of protective factor in the context of friendships because there is an indication that insecure friendships can lead to other insecure and unsuccessful relationships. |
