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What is health and what is important for its achievement? A qualitative study on adolescent boys’ perceptions and experiences of health
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Randell, Eva (author)
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Jerdén, L. (author)
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Öhman, A. (author)
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Flacking, Renée (author)
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- 2016
- 2016
- English.
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In: Open Nursing Journal. - 1874-4346. ; 10, 26-35
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- Few qualitative studies have explored adolescent boys’ perceptions of health. Aim: The aim of this study was therefore to explore how adolescent boys understand the concept of health and what they find important for its achievement Methods: Grounded theory was used as a method to analyse interviews with 33 adolescent boys aged 16 to 17 years attending three upper secondary schools in a relatively small town in Sweden. Results: There was a complexity in how health was perceived, experienced, dealt with, and valued. Although health on a conceptual level was described as ‘holistic’, health was experienced and dealt with in a more dualistic manner, one in which the boys were prone to differentiate between mind and body. Health was experienced as mainly emotional and relational, whereas the body had a subordinate value. The presence of positive emotions, experiencing self-esteem, balance in life, trustful relationships, and having a sense of belonging were important factors for health while the body was experienced as a tool to achieve health, as energy, and as a condition. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that young, masculine health is largely experienced through emotions and relationships and thus support theories on health as a social construction of interconnected processes.
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- Medical and Health Sciences (hsv)
- Health Sciences (hsv)
- Medicin och hälsovetenskap (hsv)
- Hälsovetenskaper (hsv)
- Health and Welfare (du)
- Hälsa och välfärd (du)
Keyword
- Adolescence
- Boys
- Grounded theory
- Health
- Qualitative
- Well-being
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