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Svensson, Mikael, 1980, et al.
(författare)
Adolescent alcohol and illicit drug use among first- and second-generation immigrants in Sweden.
2010
Ingår i: Scandinavian journal of public health. - London : SAGE Publications. - 1651-1905 .- 1403-4948. ; 38:2, s. 184-91
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat) abstract
This article compares adolescent alcohol and illicit drug use among first- and second-generation immigrants from Nordic, non-Nordic European and non-European countries with that of the native Swedish majority population.
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Ma, Li, 1970-, et al.
(författare)
The association between screen time and reported depressive symptoms among adolescents in Sweden
2021
Ingår i: Family practice. - Oxford : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1460-2229 .- 0263-2136. ; 38:6, s. 773-779
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat) abstract
BACKGROUND: How screen use is associated with adolescents' mental health has been widely debated in public media during the last decade, but there is still lack of information about if and how the associations vary between types of electronic media. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine how time spent on types of screen use (social media, gaming alone, gaming in groups and watching TV) was associated with depressive symptoms among adolescents in Sweden, and whether gender moderated these associations. METHODS: We analysed data from the Swedish section of the Children of Immigrants: Longitudinal Survey in Four European Countries. The final sample consisted of 3556 eighth grade adolescents in 2011 (51% girls). We used logistic regression analysis to estimate the odds ratio of feeling depressed often versus less often/not at all using time spent on different types of screen use as predictor variables. Additionally, we tested interaction effects between gender and the predictor variables. RESULTS: Our results showed that spending more than 2 hours on social media was associated with higher odds of feeling depressed often compared with spending 2 hours or less. Not watching TV was associated with higher odds of feeling depressed often compared with watching TV. These patterns did not differ across genders. Gaming alone and gaming in groups were not associated with depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that more frequent social media use and not watching TV were associated with a higher level of depressive symptoms. © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press. This study examined how time spent on four types of screen use including social media, gaming alone, gaming in groups and watching TV was associated with depressive symptoms among adolescents in Sweden, and whether these associations differed for girls and boys. We analysed data from the Swedish section of the Children of Immigrants: Longitudinal Survey in Four European Countries. The final sample consisted of 3556 eighth grade adolescents in 2011 (51% girls). We used logistic regression analysis to estimate the odds ratio of feeling depressed often versus less often/not at all using time spent on different types of screen use as predictor variables. In addition, we tested interaction effects between gender and the predictor variables. Our results showed that social media use and not watching TV was associated with higher odds of feeling depressed often. Gaming alone and gaming in groups were not associated with higher level of depressive symptoms. These patterns did not differ across genders.
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Persson, Louise, 1985-, et al.
(författare)
Improvements in the school environment-results of a Swedish school project 2005-2011
2021
Ingår i: Health Promotion International. - : Oxford University Press. - 0957-4824 .- 1460-2245. ; 36:4, s. 1039-1049
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat) abstract
To examine whether a public health project to reduce problem behavior in schools and improve the classroom climate, undertaken among eight secondary schools in a municipality in Sweden, was accompanied by favorable changes in the school environment over time. Data were collected from ninth grade students (aged 15-16years) at three different time points: the year before the project began (2005), during the project (2008) and when the project finished (2011). Changes in the school environment, measured as damage, littering, noise and classroom disorder, were compared between the project municipality and a comparison group of other municipalities in the same county, using multinomial logistic regression analysis. Descriptive comparisons were made between the schools within the project municipality. The school environment improved significantly from 2005 to 2011 in the project municipality compared with the other municipalities. The school environment was improved in all schools within the project municipality. The biggest improvements took place in two schools which systematically worked with one program incorporated into the school schedule. This study demonstrates that it may be possible to improve the school environment by implementing health programs. Further studies based on experimental designs are required in order to confirm the potential and efficiency of school health programs.
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Sundh, Mona, 1960-, et al.
(författare)
Hur effektiv är 18-årsgränsen för inköp av tobak? : resultat från provinköpsstudier genomförda i Malmö stad, Värmlands län och Västernorrlands län
2003
Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt) abstract
I föreliggande rapport redovisas tre studier av ungdomars möjligheter att köpa tobaksprodukter, före respektive efter införandet av 18-årsgränsen för inköp av tobak den 1 januari 1997. Undersökningarna, som sker på uppdrag av Statens Folkhälsoinstitut, har genomförts vid institutionen för samhällsvetenskap vid Karlstads universitet i samarbete med Tammerfors universitet i Finland.De tre provinköpsstudierna genomfördes åren 1996, 1999 och 2002 i Malmö stad, Värmlands län och Västernorrlands län. Totalt genomfördes 2250 provinköp av tobak av 36 ungdomar.Resultaten visar att åldersgränsen för inköp av tobak har haft effekt på ungdomars möjlighet att köpa tobak och att betydelsen av åldersgränsen kvarstår även sex år efter införandet av 18-årsgränsen. År 1996 slutade 91 procent av provinköpen med att de medverkande ungdomarna fick handla snus eller cigaretter. Motsvarande andel var 82 procent år 1999 och 66 procent år 2002. Vidare visar studierna att en väl fungerande ålderskontroll är av avgörande betydelse för utfallet av provinköpen.Författare:Mona Sundh är sociolog och master i folkhälsovetenskap. Hon är anställd vid institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, Karlstads universitet. Hennes forskningsområden är ungdomars hälsa med inriktning mot tobaksfrågor.Curt Hagquist är docent i folkhälsovetenskap och anställd vid institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, Karlstads universitet. Hans forskningsområden är barns och ungdomars levnadsförhållanden med fokus på psykisk hälsa och hälsorelaterade vanor.Arja Rimpelä är professor i folkhälsovetenskap vid institutionen för hälsovetenskap, Tammerfors universitet i Finland. Hennes forskningsområde är ungdomars hälsa och hälsobeteende, tobakspolitik och sociodemografiska skillnader i hälsa.Matti Rimpelä är professor vid Stakes (Forsknings- och utvecklingscentralen för social- och hälsovård), Finland. Hans forskningsområde är hälsofrämjande arbete i skolor och kommuner.
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Sundh, Mona, 1960-, et al.
(författare)
The importance of an minimum age law for the possibility of purchase of tobacco by adolecents : study based on Swedish experiences
2004
Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. - : SAGE Publications. - 1403-4948 .- 1651-1905. ; 32:1, s. 68-74
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat) abstract
AIMS:The purpose of the study is partly to compare the possibility of adolescents purchasing tobacco before and after the introduction of the minimum age law of 18 years, respectively, and partly to examine the factors that characterize the situations in which adolescents may or may not purchase tobacco, respectively.METHODS:Under controlled conditions, adolescents of varying ages carried out test purchases of tobacco. A total of 1,500 attempted purchases were made with the help of 24 adolescents in three regions of Sweden. In 1996, the year before a minimum-age law of 18 for tobacco purchases went into effect, 750 attempted purchases were made, followed by 750 attempted purchases in 1999.RESULTS:In 1996, 91% of the attempted purchases of tobacco were successful. In 1999, the corresponding proportion was 82%. The attempted purchases in 1996 and 1999 show a very strong relationship between whether an age check was made and the result of the attempted purchase.CONCLUSIONS:The study shows that the introduction of a minimum-age law apparently has had a certain effect on the possibility of adolescent purchasing tobacco but that there are obvious shortcomings in the enforcement of the minimum age. The most apparent shortcoming concerns the lack of age controls. This article discusses measures for strengthening age controls in the sale of tobacco to adolescents.
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Lönnfjord, Victoria, 1979-, et al.
(författare)
The association between disability, school achievement expectations, self-efficacy and psychosomatic problems among Swedish adolescents attending compulsory regular school
2023
Ingår i: Children & society. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0951-0605 .- 1099-0860. ; 37:4, s. 1294-1313
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat) abstract
The purpose was to investigate the association between disability, and psychosomatic problems among adolescents at compulsory regular school also taking into account parental and student achievement expectations and student self-efficacy. We analysed cross-sectional questionnaire data collected in 2010, from 2004 Swedish adolescents. The results showed that the degree of psychosomatic problems and self-efficacy varied with regard to whether the adolescent reported having a disability or not. The distribution of parents’ and adolescents’ own achievement expectations did not differ significantly with regard to having a disability. Neither achievement expectations nor self-efficacy did moderate the association between disability and psychosomatic problems.
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Evans, Brittany, et al.
(författare)
Classroom disorder and internalizing problems among swedish adolescents : Changes between 1988 and 2011
2020
Ingår i: Journal of School Health. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0022-4391 .- 1746-1561. ; 90:7, s. 554-563
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat) abstract
BACKGROUND Internalizing problems have increased among Swedish adolescents. We examined whether classroom disorder was associated with internalizing problems and whether it explained the trends in internalizing problems. Furthermore, we examined whether school contextual factors were associated with internalizing problems and whether they moderated the association between classroom disorder and internalizing problems. METHODS We used repeated cross-sectional survey data (1988-2011) among all 15- to 16-year-old students in Varmland, Sweden (N = 9491 boys, N = 9313 girls). School-level factors were the proportions of students with a low/average socioeconomic or an immigration background. RESULTS Results from mixed effects models showed that classroom disorder was associated with internalizing problems across the years of investigation but did not explain the trends in internalizing problems. This association was moderated by the school-level proportion of students with a low/average socioeconomic background but not the school-level proportion of students with an immigration background. CONCLUSIONS Students who perceived their classroom to be disorderly more often also reported more internalizing problems. Future studies are necessary to investigate other potential school factors that may explain the trends in internalizing problems.
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Hagquist, Curt, 1952-, et al.
(författare)
Föräldrars arbetslöshet och barns hälsa
1994
Ingår i: Folkhälsorapport 1994. - Karlstad : Centrum för folkhälsoforskning. - 9197112151
Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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Hagquist, Curt, 1952-, et al.
(författare)
Ungdomars alkohol- och rökvanor
1994
Ingår i: Barns och ungdomars hälsa. - Karlstad : Centrum för folkhälsoforskning. - 9197112151
Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
