Abstract
The study basically examines if there are differences in the factors of students’ family resilience regarding the level of their families’ income. Two additional hypotheses have also been tested, concerning influence of income level on students’ expression of problems and difficulties to family members and on religiosity. The study has been done on a sample of students from the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia. The results have shown that students from families with no income or below-average income, are likely forbidden to show certain emotions in their family. On the other hand, students from average or above-average income families consider the fact that everyone can ‘vent’ without upsetting the others and is able to discuss problems until the solution is found as a significant factor of family resilience. The hypothesis concerning relationship between religion and income has not been confirmed. The average family income was taken from publicly available databases. The category of family income and decisions about its spending is very important for the quality of life, but also for communication within the family. The results offer guidelines for interventions which encourage family involvement, especially in financial contributions to their children’s wellbeing.
Highlights
As all available statistic data are offered for household income and not just for family income, for the purposes of this study, we considered the information about household income as family income
The family resilience factors’ arithmetic means (Graph 1) are highest for items In our family we believe that we have the strength to cope with difficulties Mean 1⁄4 3,99 SD 1⁄4,85
Each of us can ‘vent’ at home not upsetting the others We discuss problems until we find the solution It seems like it is forbidden to show certain emotions in our family Our family’s religion and/or spirituality helps us in coping with pain and serious problems When our family undergoes troubles, we find consolation in religion and/or spirituality When our family encounters a problem, we draw the strength from religion and/or spirituality Religion/spirituality gives sense to our family life When something bad happens to our family, religion/spirituality makes us stronger Religion/spirituality is an important part of our family life
Summary
Total household income is the total cash net income received by the household and all its members in the defined reference period. The reference period for income data is usually the previous calendar year. Total income includes income from employment, self—employment income, property income, pension, social transfers and other cash receipts received outside the household (CBS, 2017). Domestic income or household income is considered in the context of how many kunas per year are available for those family consumption. It is disposable income that represents all incomes received in individual households reduced by taxes and other reductions. It is the amount of money that is available for spending, according to the needs, wishes and possibilities of the family
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