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“I jämförelsen kan man alltid hitta ett sätt att förlora”: En kvalitativ intervjustudie om pressen att prestera socialt i skolan som social arena
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
“In comparison, you can always find a way to lose” : A qualitative study about the pressure to perform socially, in school as a social arena (English)
Abstract [en]

The aim of the study was to investigate how staff in student health teams at high school perceives how the pressure to perform socially in the social arena of school affects the students and how staff prevent, or perceive that they should work preventively against this. The study is based on eight qualitative, semi-structured interviews with staff from student health-teams at high schools. The collected data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The results show that staff from the student health-teams perceived that students may feel pressure and stress to live up to some form of expectations set by themselves and others. This can lead to psychosomatic issues, condescending thoughts and self-valuations. The results also show that preventive work can focus on making norms visible and talk about what they mean and how they affect us. That can give the students an understanding of what unconsciously affects them and their well-being.

Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien var att undersöka elevhälsans uppfattningar av hur pressen att prestera socialt, i skolan som social arena, yttrar sig hos eleverna, samt hur personalen arbetar, eller uppfattar att de bör arbeta förebyggande mot social prestationspress. Åtta kvalitativa, semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med personal ur elevhälsoteam på gymnasieskolor. Den insamlade empirin analyserades med hjälp av tematisk analys. Resultatet visar att personal ur elevhälsoteam uppfattar att elever kan känna press och stress att leva upp till någon form av förväntan från sig själva och andra. Det kan yttra sig i psykosomatiska besvär och nedlåtande tankar och värderingar om sig själv. Resultaten visar även att det förebyggande arbetet kan fokusera på att synliggöra normer och prata om vad de betyder och vad de gör med oss. Detta för att ge eleverna en större förståelse för vad som omedvetet kan påverka dem och deras välmående.

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2023.
Keywords [en]
Symbolic interactionism, high school students, prevention, school as a social arena, student health-team
Keywords [sv]
Symbolisk interaktionsm, gymnasieelever, förebyggande arbete, skolan som social arena, elevhälsa
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-45893OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-45893DiVA, id: diva2:1753004
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Social Work
Available from: 2023-04-25 Created: 2023-04-25 Last updated: 2023-04-25Bibliographically approved

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