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Det sociala stödets inverkan på skolrelaterad stress
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The effect of social support on school-related stress (English)
Abstract [sv]

Introduktion: Skolrelaterad stress är ett växande folkhälsoproblem som verkar som riskfaktor för unga personers psykiska ohälsa. Prestationer, relationer, krav samt tankar om framtiden beskrivs orsaka skolrelaterad stress. Socialt stöd är en resurs för hälsa och välbefinnande. Stressrelaterade sjukdomar kan leda till ökade samhällskostnader till följd av sjukskrivningar samt utebliven sysselsättning.

Syfte: Syftet med studien är att studera det sociala stödets inverkan på skolrelaterad stress hos gymnasieelever i årskurs tre inom Västra Götalandsregionen samt om det skiljer sig åt mellan gymnasieprogram och kön.

Metod: I en kvantitativ tvärsnittsstudie rekryterades 168 elever (>18 år) genom ett bekvämlighetsurval. Data samlades in via ett webbaserad enkätformulär och analyserades genom T-test och Chi-Square test samt korstabeller och deskriptiv statistik.

Resultat:Den genomsnittliga stressnivån i studiepopulationen är 1.83 på en skala 0–3. Störst andel elever upplever medel stressnivå (48.8%) och det urskiljs skillnader mellan könen ochgymnasieprogrammen. Ledande orsak till skolrelaterad stress anges vara egnaprestationskrav (58%) och det finns en korrelation mellan prestationskrav och stressnivå. Vidare uppger 23.2% vara omedvetna om stöd i skolan och det finns skillnader mellan gymnasieprogrammen.

Slutsats: Studien ger indikatorer på att skolrelaterad stress är ett växande problem och framtida forskning bör undersöka bakomliggande orsaker till elevers egna höga prestationskrav, detta i syfte att förebygga stress samt främja elevers hälsa och välbefinnande. 

Abstract [en]

Introduction: School-related stress is a growing public health problem that acts a risk factor for mental illness in young people. Achievements, relationships, demands and thoughts about the future have been described as causes of school-related stress. Social support is a resource for health and wellbeing. Stress-related illness can increase the social costs because of sick leave and unemployment.

Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of social support on school-related stress in third-year secondary school students in Västra Götalandsregionen and whether it differs between secondary school programs and gender.

Methods: In a quantitative cross-sectional study, 168 students (>18 years) where recruited through a convenience sample. Data were collected through a web-based questionnaire and analyzed using T-test and Chi-Square tests as well as crosstabulations and descriptive statistics.

Results: The average stress level in the study population is 1.83 on a scale 0-3. The largest percentage of students (48.8%) experience a medium level of stress and there are differences between the sexes and the secondaryschool programs. The leading cause of school-related stress is reported to be individual performance expectations (58%) and there is a correlation between performance expectations and stress level. Furthermore, 23.2% state that they are unaware of support at school and there are differences between the secondary school programs.

Conclusion: The study provides indicators that school-related stress is a growing problem and future research should investigate underlaying reasons for the students’ individual highperformance expectations with the aim of preventing stress and promoting health and wellbeing. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 33
Keywords [en]
social support, school-related stress, secondary school students, stress level, health, performance requirements
Keywords [sv]
socialt stöd, skolrelaterad stress, gymnasieelever, hälsa, stressnivå, prestationskrav
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-22729OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-22729DiVA, id: diva2:1769878
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Public Health Science
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Public Health Sciences
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Available from: 2023-06-19 Created: 2023-06-19 Last updated: 2023-06-19Bibliographically approved

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