20.500.12556/RUL-189663 Psychosocial distress and community support students’ perspectives and the role of social pedagogy Psihosocialne stiske in skupnostna podpora perspektive študentk in socialnopedagoški razmisleki Psychosocial distress is a significant challenge for students transitioning to adulthood. The present study explores students’ perspectives on psychosocial distress and the community’s response to it. Using an arts-based research methodology (photovoice), social pedagogy students visually documented representations of distress in their daily lives and commu-nity responses to it. The collected images and narratives were qualitatively analysed through thematic analysis to identify generative themes. The findings highlight the diverse ways in which students experience and interpret distress, revealing the emotional, social and structural factors that influence their wellbeing. A critical aspect of the research is recognising both the importance and challenges of non-formal support systems in mitigating distress. In order to foster meaningful dialogue with youth, social pedagogy should integrate concepts from the pedagogy of the oppressed and the pedagogy of liberation, addressing the individualisation of psychosocial distress and advocating for collective, community-based solutions. This approach is particularly relevant in the context of societal crises and growing uncertainty during the transition to adulthood. The study highlights the potential of arts-based participatory research meth-ods to facilitate dialogue, co-create knowledge and foster intersubjectivity, including within higher education. By amplifying students’ voices, the research contributes to a deeper understanding of students’ perceptions of distress and advocates for community responses that go beyond individualised solutions. Psihosocialne stiske predstavljajo pomemben izziv za študentke in študente na prehodu v odraslost. Izsledki te raziskave predstavljajo perspektive študentk o psihosocialnih stiskah in odzivu skupnosti nanje. Z uporabo na umetnosti temelječe raziskovalne metodologije (fotoglas) so študentke socialne pedagogike vizualno dokumentirale reprezentacije stiske v njihovem vsakdanjem življenju in odzive skupnosti nanje. Zbrane fotografije in pripovedi so bile kvalitativno analizirane s tematsko analizo z namenom prepoznavanja generativnih tem. Ugotovitve prikazujejo, kako študentke doživljajo in interpretirajo stiske, ter razkrivajo čustvene, socialne in strukturne dejavnike, ki vplivajo na njihovo dobro počutje. Raziskava kritično prepoznava pomen in tudi izzive neformalnih podpornih sistemov pri blaženju stisk. Za grajenje pristnega dialoga z mladimi mora socialna pedagogika vključevati koncepte pedagogike zatiranih in pedagogike osvoboditve, izvajati individualizacijo psiho-socialne stiske in zagovarjati kolektivne, na skupnosti temelječe rešitve. Tak pristop je še posebej pomemben v kontekstu družbenih kriz in naraščajoče negotovosti mladih na prehodu v odraslost. Raziskava poudarja potencial participativnih, na umetnosti temelječih raziskovalnih metod za grajenje dialoga, soustvarjanje znanja in za krepitev intersubjektivnosti, tudi znotraj visokošolskega izobraževanja. Z osredinjanjem na perspektivo študentk prispeva k poglobljenemu razumevanju njihovega dojemanja stiske in zagovarja odzive skupnosti, ki presegajo individualizirane rešitve. arts-based research non-formal support networks photovoice psychosocial distress students as emerging adults na umetnosti temelječe raziskovanje neformalne podporne mreže fotoglas psihosocialna stiska študentke in študenti na prehodu v odraslost prehod v odraslost socialna pedagogika true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-10-12 11:58:04 2026-10-12 11:58:06 2026-10-13 04:16:21 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 99–120 no. 3 Vol. 16 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 37.013.42:378 2232-2647 10.26529/cepsj.2335 293662979 RAZ_Debenjak_Kristina_2026.pdf RAZ_Debenjak_Kristina_2026.pdf 1 E020EC16B36184B0EE37CDA68E90097A 80a902155e3125e002f7e9f5b309b0fadbaaae42068b2a31d463336a34dec8f9 0587895c-c624-11f1-8bc5-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=250371 https://cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/2335 0 472106ea-c623-11f1-8bc5-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=250366 Pedagoška fakulteta CEPS journal 0 0 0