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Den psykiska ohälsan under en pandemi: Hur påverkar boendesitutionen individer i Skaraborgs psykiska hälsa under covid-19?
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The mental illness during a pandemic : How does the housing situation affect individuals in Skaraborgs mental health during covid-19? (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Sverige genomgår en pandemi och restriktioner kring bland annat socialt umgänge har uppstått. Detta har väckt intresset att undersöka konsekvenser för individens mående. Syfte: Denna studie ser till den psykiska ohälsan i Skaraborg och skillnader mellan boendesituationer och kön. Depression och generaliserad ångestsyndrom definierade den psykiska ohälsa som undersöktes i denna studie. Antaganden gjordes i relation till tidigare forskning att ensamboende och kvinnor upplever mer psykisk ohälsa än samboende och män. Metod: Urvalet bestod av invånare över 18 år bosatta i Skaraborg, totalt 611 respondenter besvarade enkäten som publicerades på den digitala plattformen Facebook. Dataanalysmetoder somg enomfördes var t-test, regressionsanalys och Cronbach´s Alpha. Resultat: Resultatet visade på ett samband mellan ensamboende och depression i jämförelse med samboende. Även att ensamboende kvinnor upplevde mer ångestsymtom än ensamboende män. Alkoholvanor och att tillhöra en riskgrupp undersöktes dessutom för att se om de påverkade resultaten. Ett samband upptäcktes mellan att dricka mer alkoho och mer depressiva symtom samt ångestsymtom. Cronbach´s Alpha visade på god reliabilitet för studiens huvudsakliga mätinstrument. Konklusion: Slutsatser för studien var att den psykiska ohälsan bör uppmärksammas i relation till pandemin, även skillnader i hälsa beroende på boendesituation och kön.

Abstract [en]

Background: Sweden is undergoing a pandemic and restrictions on social interaction have arisen. This has aroused an interest in examining the consequences for the individual's mental health. Aim: This study examines mental illness in Skaraborg and differences between housing situations and gender. Depression and generalized anxiety disorder defined the mental illness examined in this study. Assumptions were made inrelation to previous research that people living alone and women experience more mental illness than people living together with others and men. Method: The samplec onsisted of residents over the age of 18 living in Skaraborg, a total of 611 respondentsanswered the survey which was published on the digital platform Facebook. Dataanalysis methods performed were t-test, regression analysis and Cronbach's Alpha. Results: The results showed a connection between living alone and depression in comparison with living together. Also that women living alone experienced moregeneralized anxiety symptoms than men that were living alone. Alcohol habits a ndbelonging to a risk group were also examined to see if they affected the results. A link was found between drinking more alcohol and more depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms. Cronbach's Alpha showed good reliability for the study's main measuring instruments. Conclusion: Conclusions for the study were that mental illness should be taken into account in relation to the pandemic, also differences in health depending ont he housing situation and gender.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 46, [12]
Keywords [en]
Covid-19, GAD, depression, living conditions, gender differences
Keywords [sv]
Covid-19, GAD, depression, boendesituation, könsskillnader
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Social Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-19747OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-19747DiVA, id: diva2:1561760
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Social Psychology
Educational program
Social Psychology - Study Programme
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Available from: 2021-06-07 Created: 2021-06-07 Last updated: 2021-06-07Bibliographically approved

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