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- Hellström, Lisa, 1979-, et al.
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School effectiveness in Sweden : psychometric properties of an instrument to measure pedagogical and social climate (PESOC) focusing on pedagogical leadership
- 2021
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Ingår i: International Journal of Leadership in Education. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1360-3124 .- 1464-5092. ; 24:6, s. 855-875
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Improving school effectiveness is a priority for many countries. The Swedish instrument Pedagogical and Social Climate in School (PESOC) has been widely used for measurement of school improvement. Since pedagogical leadership is an important component of school effectiveness, this study aimed to describe the psychometric properties of the PESOC subscale of pedagogical leadership (PESOC-PLP). Participants were 344 teachers from 30 schools in Karlstad, Sweden. Rasch analysis indicated two subdimensions of the scale, corresponding to academic and social objectives. Analysis showed that the instrument worked invariantly across different sub groups and that the response categories functioned as intended. Small, if any, within-school response dependence was noted. PESOC-PLP may be a useful tool for school leaders when evaluating their success in fulfilling academic and social objectives. Given the global demand for measurement of school leadership, also researchers and educators outside Sweden may have interest in translating and adapting the PESOC-PLP scale. © 2019, © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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- Beckman, Linda, 1980-, et al.
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Disability in Relation to Different Peer-Victimization Groups and Psychosomatic Problems
- 2016
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Ingår i: Children & Schools. - : Oxford University Press. - 1532-8759 .- 1545-682X. ; 38:3, s. 153-161
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between disability, victims, perpetrators, and so-called "bully-victims" (someone reporting being both a victim and a perpetrator) of traditional, cyber, or combined victimization or perpetration and psychosomatic health among adolescents. Authors analyzed cross-sectional data from 3,820 Swedish students (ages 13 through 15) using linear and multinomial regression. The results show that students with a disability were more likely to be bully-victims and, more particularly, involved in both traditional and cyber victimization. Authors did not find any differences between adolescents with a disability and others with respect to the association between peer victimization and psychosomatic health. When developing intervention programs, schools may take a comprehensive approach due to the relatively large overlap between traditional and cyber victimization. Targeting groups with known disadvantages may also help reach out to bully-victims.
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- Beckman, Linda, 1980-, et al.
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Does the association with psychosomatic health problems differ between cyberbullying and traditional bullying?
- 2012
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Ingår i: Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1363-2752 .- 1741-2692. ; 17:3-4, s. 421-434
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The association between mental health problems and traditional bullying is well known,whereas the strength of the association in cyberbullying is less known. This study aimedto compare the association between mutually exclusive groups of bullying involvementand psychosomatic problems as measured by the PsychoSomatic Problems scale. Thesample comprised 3820 students (13–16 years old) in Sweden. The results indicate anassociation between bullying and psychosomatic problems, regardless of type of bullyinginvolvement. No statistically significant differences in psychosomatic problemswere found between cyberbullying and traditional bullying, either for victims or forbullies. The results do not confirm the hypothesis that the association between bullyingand mental health is stronger for cyberbullying than for traditional bullying. Anotherimportant finding is that cyberbullies seem as likely as cybervictims to be at risk formental health problems.
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- Beckman, Linda, 1980-, et al.
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Hur mår barn och ungdomar i Sverige? : Analys av den officiella bilden, mediebilden och bilden från forskningen
- 2010
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Rapport (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- De senaste 20 åren har den det blivit vanligt att tidningsrubriker möter oss med ”Larmrapporter” om ungas psykiska ohälsa. Frågorna har fått allt större utrymme i samhällsdebatten både medialt och politiskt. I folkhälsopropositionen från 2008 framhålls det att barn och ungdomar är en av de viktigaste målgrupperna och psykisk hälsa ett av de mest angelägna satsningsområdena inom folkhälsopolitiken. Föreliggande rapport tar sin utgångspunkt i en till synes generell uppfattning om att barn och unga mår allt sämre psykiskt. Här presenteras och beskrivs den bild som förmedlas av ohälsan och hur förändringen över tid sett ut. Tre samhälliga aktörer; Riksdag, regering och de myndigheter som arbetar med dessa frågor, dagspress och forskning analyseras utifrån deras ställningstagande till barns och ungdomars psykiska hälsa med avseende på trender, sociodemografiska samt regionala skillnader, och vilka källor detta kommer ifrån. Underlaget till analysen med avseende på den mediala bilden har samlats in genom en systematisk genomgång av tidningsartiklar från åren 1988 till 2008 via två elektroniska databaser. Den officiella bilden har beskrivits utifrån olika dokument från myndigheter. För att få underlag till forskningen har vetenskapligt publicerade artiklar, epidemiologiska studier och så kallad ”grå litteratur” använts. Resultatet visar att överensstämmelsen mellan den officiella bilden, mediebilden och bilden från forskningen är påfallande stor, men att bilderna är långt ifrån identiska. Källorna som används visar sig återkomma och tenderar att cirkulera runt bland aktörerna. Resultatet visade också att flickor och unga kvinnor var de grupper som belyses mest, oavsett år. Etnicitet och regionala skillnader diskuteras i princip inte över huvud taget. Underlaget från forskningen har visat sig vara mycket tunt och det råder brist på epidemiologiska data. Dock pekar mycket på att svenska ungdomar i det stora hela mår bra men att självupplevd stress och psykisk ohälsa blivit vanligare särskilt bland flickor och unga kvinnor. Det är viktigt att reflektera över begrepp och uttryck i mätningar som jämförs över ett 20-års perspektiv - hur tidsbundna är dessa och överensstämmer innebörden, över en tidslinje på tjugo år? Vare sig medias bilder eller de officiella bilderna kan påstås vara fabricerade konstruktioner, utan baseras mer eller mindre på rapporter som forskare och utredare publicerat. Omvänt kan sägas att den officiella bilden och mediebilden också kan antas spegla det som inte publicerats liksom de svarta hålen i forskningen.
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- Beckman, Linda, Docent, 1980-, et al.
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Relationship between Eczema and Self-reported Difficulties Keeping up with School Education : A Cross-sectional Study
- 2023
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Ingår i: Acta Dermato-Venereologica. - : Medical Journals Sweden. - 0001-5555 .- 1651-2057. ; 103
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Eczema is a common chronic disease that affects both children and adults, and may have an adverse impact on school performance, as it is characteristically pruri-tic, and hence may lead to poor concentration and ina-dequate sleep. The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between eczema and self-reported difficulties keeping up with school education. The study was based on cross-sectional questionnaire data collec-ted in schools among all 9th graders (15–16 years old) within a Swedish county. Logistic regression analyses were used to assess the association between having eczema and self-reported difficulties keeping up with school education. A total of 2,620 pupils participated (50.1% female). An increased odds ratio (OR) of self-reported difficulties keeping up with school education was found in adolescents with eczema compared with those without eczema after adjustment for sex and family residence (OR 2.13, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.32–3.44), and with additional adjustment for sleeping problems, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, allergy, rhinitis, asthma, and alcohol con-sumption (adjusted OR 1.78, CI 1.05–3.00). Eczema may be a relevant risk factor for difficulty keeping up with school education in adolescents. However, studies that can assess temporality, based in different settings with objective reports of both eczema and self-reported difficulties at school, are needed to con-firm these findings.
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- Bergh, Daniel, 1974-, et al.
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Parental monitoring, peer activities and alcohol use : A study based on data on Swedish adolescents
- 2011
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Ingår i: Drugs. - London : Informa Healthcare. - 0968-7637 .- 1465-3370. ; 18:2, s. 100-107
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: This study investigates the association between two types of social relations during leisure time (to parents and peers) and the frequency of alcohol use among Swedish adolescents, taking possible interaction effects into account.Methods: The data were collected during the 1995–2005 time period by using a questionnaire handed out in the class room. The study includes about 10,000 Swedish adolescents aged 15–16 years.Results: The results show that there are strong associations between the social relations adolescents have during leisure time (both to parents and peers) and the frequency of alcohol use. High levels of peer activity were associated with higher frequencies of alcohol use. Although the effects of relations with parents were modified by peer activity frequencies, high levels of parental monitoring were significantly associated with lower frequencies of alcohol use, regardless of the peer activity frequencies.Conclusions: Parental monitoring is an efficient way to prevent or reduce adolescents’ alcohol use, although its importance may vary due to peer activity frequency.
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- Bergh, Daniel, 1974-, et al.
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Social relations in school and psychosomatic health among Swedish adolescents : the role of academic orientation
- 2011
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Ingår i: European Journal of Public Health. - Oxford : Oxford University Press. - 1101-1262 .- 1464-360X. ; 21:6, s. 699-704
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: The purpose of this study was to analyse the connection between two types of social relations in school (to peers and to teachers) and psychosomatic health complaints among adolescents in school Year 9 in the Swedish compulsory school. In particular, the focus is on the importance of students’ academic orientation as a possible modifier of the association between social relations and psychosomatic health complaints.Methods: The data were collected during the 1995–2005 time period from approximately 10 000 Swedish adolescents in the age of 15–16 years by using a questionnaire that was handed out in the class room.Results: There are strong associations between adolescents’ social relations in school (both to peers and to teachers) and psychosomatic health complaints. Worse relationships are connected to worse psychosomatic health. The health effects of teacher contacts were significantly modified by academic orientation; they were stronger for theoretically (i.e. those with better health) than for non-theoretically oriented students.Conclusion: Interpreted from a social class perspective, the results may reflect that the theoretically oriented students to a higher degree strive to conform to the culture present in school making this group of students more sensitive for teacher relations manifested as recognitions, rewards or penalties. In order to promote social equity in health, efforts to improve social relations in school should not solely focus on the teacher–student relationships but also on the relationships between peers.
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