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Gymnasieungdomars upplevelser av trygghet i skolmiljön, självkänsla och psykisk ohälsa
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology.
2013 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Ungdomars och unga vuxnas psykiska problem har varit ett omdiskuterat ämne i samhällsdebatten. Rapportervisar att detta fortfarande är ett problem i Sverige och i många länder runt om i Europa (Socialstyrelsen, 2009),(Wessel Andersson, Bjørngaard, Kaspersen, Wang, Skre, & Dahl, 2010). Könsaspekter har identifierats kunna hainverkan på psykisk ohälsa. Medan mäns psykiska problem oftare tar sig uttryck via utåtriktade beteendenhandlar kvinnors psykiska problem oftare om ångestrelaterad problematik (Wessel Andersson, et al. 2010).Syftet med studien var att undersöka norrländska gymnasieungdomars upplevelse av otrygghet i skolmiljön,självkänsla och psykisk ohälsa samt om det finns några samband mellan dessa variabler hosundersökningsgruppen. Undersökningen genomfördes på två gymnasieskolor i Norrland och baserades påkvantitativ metod. Totalt ingick 67 personer i undersökningen. Av deltagarna var 34 kvinnor och 33 män (N=67,18-20 år). Resultatet visade att gymnasieungdomarna generellt upplevde sig ha en trygg skolmiljö, en sundsjälvkänsla och god psykisk hälsa. Det fanns ett signifikant negativt samband mellan självkänsla och psykiskohälsa (-.70). Ju högre deltagarna skattat på självkänsla desto lägre hade deltagarna skattat på psykisk ohälsa.Resultatet visar en positiv bild av gymnasieskolan i Norrland.

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Adolescents and young adults mental health problems has been a controversial topic in the public debate.Reports indicate that this still is a problem in Sweden and in many countries around Europe (Socialstyrelsen,2009), (Wessel Andersson, Bjørngaard, Kaspersen, Wang, Skre, & Dahl, 2010). Gender have been identified as afactor that may ave an affect on mental health problems. While men's mental health problems more oftenmanifests itself thhhrough outward behavior are women's mental health problems more often linked to anxietyrelated problems (Wessel Andersson et al. 2010). The aim of the study was to investigate Northlands uppersecondary-school youth´s experience of insecurity in the school environment, self-esteem and mental health, andto investigate whether there is an correlation between these variables in the target-group. The study wasconducted at two upper secondary yy schools in Northland territory, Sweden and was based on quantitativemethod. A total of 67 people participated in the survey. Of the participants were 34 women and 33 men (N = 67,18-20 years). The results showed that the youth generally felt they had a safe school environment, an healthyself-esteem and good mental health. There was a significant negative correlation between self-esteem andpsychological distress (-.70). The higher the participants estimated on self-esteem, the lower the participantshad estimated on mental illness. The results show a positive image of upper secondary schools in Northland territory.

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2013.
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Social Sciences Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-118061OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-118061DiVA, id: diva2:911246
Educational program
Master's Programme in Occupational Health
Available from: 2016-03-11 Created: 2016-03-11 Last updated: 2016-03-11Bibliographically approved

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