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Vikten av gemenskap: Samtalsgruppers betydelse för att stärka existentiell hälsa
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The Importance of Community : The Impact of Conversation Groups in Strengthening Existential Health (English)
Abstract [sv]

Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur diakoner inom Svenska kyrkan bidrar till att främja och stödja individers existentiella hälsa genom arbetet med samtalsgrupper. Detta för att öka kunskapen kring betydelsen av existentiella samtal för individer, för att främja den existentiella hälsan ur diakonalt perspektiv. Studien tillämpade en kvalitativ design som innefattade sju semistrukturerade intervjuer med yrkesverksamma diakoner inom Svenska kyrkan. Genom studiens abduktiva ansats har resultaten främst analyserats i relation till systemteorin och empowerment. Resultaten visar att diakoner genom sitt flexibla arbetssätt bidrar till att främja och stödja existentiell hälsa för individer genom samtalsgrupper. Dessutom visar resultaten att diakonerna upplevde utmaningar i att nå ut till alla i samhället. Samtalsgrupper bringar hopp och gemenskap, vilket är främjande och stärkande för existentiell hälsa.

Abstract [en]

The study aims to investigate how deacons in the Church of Sweden contribute to promoting and supporting individuals' existential health through their work with conversation groups. This leads to an increased knowledge about the significance of existential conversations for promoting existential health from a diaconal perspective. The study applies a qualitative design, which includes seven semi-structured interviews with deacons in the Church of Sweden. Through the study's abductive approach, the data are primarily analyzed in relation to systems theory and empowerment. The results indicate that, through their flexible working methods, deacons contribute to promoting and supporting existential health for the individual through conversation groups. Besides, they show that the deacons experience challenges in reaching out to everyone in the society. Conversation groups bring hope and community, which further promote and strengthen existential health.

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2025.
Keywords [en]
Community, conversation group, deacons, existential health, The Church of Sweden
Keywords [sv]
Diakoner, existentiell hälsa, gemenskap, samtalsgrupp, Svenska kyrkan
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-50470OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-50470DiVA, id: diva2:1952275
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Social Work
Available from: 2025-04-15 Created: 2025-04-15 Last updated: 2025-04-15

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