OBRAZ SOMATICKEJ SYMPTOMATOLÓGIE V DÔVERE A KOMUNIKÁCII ADOLESCENTOV / A PICTURE OF SOMATIC SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN ADOLESCENT TRUST AND COMMUNICATION

In the aforementioned study, symptomatic manifestations of somatic problems are investigated in the context of the perception of trust and communication in emotional relationships, which represent relationships with both parents and friends of adolescents. The research sample consisted of high school students from the West Slovak region (N=114), age range 15-18 years, average age 16.71. The revised version (2009) of the IPPA-Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachmen (Greenberg, Armsden, 2009) and the SAHA (Social and Health Assessment) Questionnaire (Weissberg et al. 1991). The somatic symptoms subscale from the SAHA questionnaire was used. It was found that a higher degree of open communication and trust towards both parents reduces the occurrence of somatic symptoms. The association between somatic symptomatology and openness and trust in peers was not found.