Essays about: "adolescent girls"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 essays containing the words adolescent girls.

1. 1. Problematic social media use and self-rated health among Swedish adolescents : Is the association moderated by perceived familial social support?

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

   Author : Åsa Ledel; [2023]
   Keywords : Adolescents; perceived familial social support; HBSC survey; SRH; Sweden; problematic social media use; ungdomar; upplevt föräldrastöd; HBSC; självuppskattad hälsa; Sverige; problematisk sociala medier användning;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to explore the association between problematic social media use (PSMU) and self-rated health (SRH) among Swedish adolescent boys and girls, and additionally to examine whether perceived familial social support buffers against poor health in the same association. The study was based on the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey from 2017/2018. READ MORE

3. 2. Going Smokeless, But Not Risk-Free: Analysing Socio-Environmental Factors of Female Adolescents’ White Snus Consumption : A qualitative study

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

   Author : Linnéa Rostang; [2023]
   Keywords : White snus; nicotine pouches; adolescents; girls; Sweden; socio-environmental; qualitative;

   Abstract : The number of female snus users in Sweden has doubled since 2007, which can partially be a consequence of the introduction of white snus, a type of nicotine pouch. This carries significant implications for public health, particularly because a substantial proportion of young individuals who consume white snus had no prior exposure to other tobacco or nicotine products. READ MORE

4. 3. Social media use and life satisfaction among Swedish adolescents : Examining the potentially moderating role of physical activity

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

   Author : Felicia Michélsen Forsgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Adolescent health; public health; social media; PSMU; life satisfaction; Ungdomars hälsa; folkhälsa; sociala medier; PSMU; livstillfredsställelse;

   Abstract : Background: The decline of adolescents’ mental well-being, coinciding with an increase of social media as a primary platform for adolescents’ social life, have been suggested to be associated. The current study aimed to investigate the association between social media frequency, problematic social media use (PSMU), and adolescents’ life satisfaction, the potential moderating effect of physical activity on these associations, and in-group differences in the associations by gender and grade. READ MORE

5. 4. Interventions to prevent Gender-Based Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo : A driving force for the empowerment of women and girls?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Celine Brixander; [2023]
   Keywords : empowerment; gender-based violence; Democractic Republic of Congo;

   Abstract : Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a widespread international public health and human rights issue that disproportionately affects women and girls. In humanitarian crises all forms of GBV are exacerbated, and especially during conflict where GBV in some settings affects 70 per cent of women. READ MORE

6. 5. Weight status and psychosomatic complaints in Swedish adolescent boys and girls: examining the buffering role of family support.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

   Author : Jasmin Venäläinen; [2023]
   Keywords : Weight status; overweight; obesity; psychosomatic complaints; family support; adolescents; HBSC;

   Abstract : Introduction: Psychosomatic complaints have increased among adolescents in recent decades, as well as overweight and obesity rates, which have become a public health issue. The associations between weight status and psychosomatic complaints are not clear, therefore further research is needed. READ MORE