Experiences of Stress -- A Focus Group Interview Study among Swedish Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Hörbo, Moa; Johansson, Camilla; Garnow, Tide; Garmy, Pernilla; Einberg, Eva-Lena
Titel	Experiences of Stress -- A Focus Group Interview Study among Swedish Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 39 (2023) 2, S.189-197 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Garmy, Pernilla) ORCID (Einberg, Eva-Lena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/10598405211071002
Schlagwörter	Stress Variables; COVID-19; Pandemics; Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Sleep; Academic Achievement; Urban Areas; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Schlaf; Schulleistung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Schweden
Abstract	Adolescence can be a stressful period in life. The period contains challenges associated with the transition from childhood to adulthood (body changes, changes in interpersonal relationships, and identity changes). The aim was to investigate experiences of stress among adolescents in addition to stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Focus group interviews (n = 8) were conducted with girls (n = 22) and boys (n = 19) aged 13-15 in southern Sweden. The transcribed interviews were analyzed with qualitative content analysis. Analysis of the collected material resulted in two categories with four sub-categories each of which highlights adolescents' experiences of stress. The results show that adolescents' have a variety of experiences of stress, i.e., what they mean are the sources of stress and how stress is manifested. The adolescents experienced how stress was manifested both physically and emotionally. This affected both their sleep and performance. The adolescents reflected on both positive and negative manifestations of stress. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01