Sociálna opora u žiakov rómskeho etnika

Anotace: The paper is focused on the issue of social support of pupils of the Roma ethnic group who are in the adolescence. The aim of the research was to map social support – namely its resources (mom, father, teacher, friends, classmates, teacher assistant, social worker) and types (emotional, instrumental, provided through evaluation and information) in the frequency and importance of perceived social support. The secondary goal was to compare the resources and types of social support with respect to the type of settlement in which respondents live. The research sample consisted of 79 pupils of the seventh to ninth year of elementary school in Rakúsy. Rakúsy rank among the municipalities with one of the highest shares of the Roma population in Slovakia. 46 boys and 33 girls participated in the research, 61 pupils came from the outpost and 18 pupils from the village. We made a deliberate qualified selection. The main method was the CASSS-CZ questionnaire (Questionnaire of social support of pupils and adolescents – Czech version), further data was supplemented by a structured interview. We used descriptive statistics and pair U-test. Research shows that pupils most often receive social support from their mother, who is also the most important source for them. The least important source of support for them is the teacher. Smallest support is provided from a social worker. As far as the individual types of support are concerned, they are mostly provided with informational support, but emotional support is important as well. Some statistically significant differences in individual types and sources of social support were confirmed with respect to the type of settlement of respondents. Contribution of the article is to find out the preferred sources and types of support in children of the Roma ethnic group and subsequent recommendations to practice.