Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014
Abstract Associations between school-related stress and poor health, risk behaviours and low well-being are well documented. The aim of this paper was to estimate trends of perceived school stress experienced by boys and girls of different ages in the Nordic countries, and to describe tr...
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| author | Petra Löfstedt Charli Eriksson Thomas Potrebny Raili Välimaa Einar Baldvin Thorsteinsson Pernille Due Mogens Trab Damsgaard Sakari Suominen Mette Rasmussen Torbjørn Torsheim |
| author_facet | Petra Löfstedt Charli Eriksson Thomas Potrebny Raili Välimaa Einar Baldvin Thorsteinsson Pernille Due Mogens Trab Damsgaard Sakari Suominen Mette Rasmussen Torbjørn Torsheim |
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Associations between school-related stress and poor health, risk
behaviours and low well-being are well documented. The aim of this
paper was to estimate trends of perceived school stress experienced
by boys and girls of different ages in the Nordic countries, and
to describe trends in school stress between the Nordic countries.
Nordic data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study
(HBSC) between 2002 and 2014 were used. The participants were aged
11–16 years. School stress was measured by a single item; “How pressured
do you feel by schoolwork?” The participants answering “some” or
“a lot” were categorised as reporting school stress.
Sweden, Norway and Denmark had lower prevalence of school stress
compared to Finland and Iceland. There was an increase in Iceland,
Finland and Denmark, whereas adolescents from Sweden showed a decreasing
trend. In Norway, the level was stable. Boys showed a marginal decline
in school stress whereas girls showed an increase, and school stress
increased by age for the whole period. It is a challenge for the
public education systems in the Nordic countries to develop policies
and practices that provide children with the necessary tools to
achieve knowledge and skill, and at the same minimise stress in
school. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa24a1a7f4bd4c8b9ca53a11517258332022-12-21T20:29:06ZdanUniversitetsforlagetNordisk Välfärdsforskning2464-41612019-01-01410111210.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-0718948693Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014Petra LöfstedtCharli ErikssonThomas PotrebnyRaili VälimaaEinar Baldvin ThorsteinssonPernille DueMogens Trab DamsgaardSakari SuominenMette RasmussenTorbjørn TorsheimAbstract Associations between school-related stress and poor health, risk behaviours and low well-being are well documented. The aim of this paper was to estimate trends of perceived school stress experienced by boys and girls of different ages in the Nordic countries, and to describe trends in school stress between the Nordic countries. Nordic data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (HBSC) between 2002 and 2014 were used. The participants were aged 11–16 years. School stress was measured by a single item; “How pressured do you feel by schoolwork?” The participants answering “some” or “a lot” were categorised as reporting school stress. Sweden, Norway and Denmark had lower prevalence of school stress compared to Finland and Iceland. There was an increase in Iceland, Finland and Denmark, whereas adolescents from Sweden showed a decreasing trend. In Norway, the level was stable. Boys showed a marginal decline in school stress whereas girls showed an increase, and school stress increased by age for the whole period. It is a challenge for the public education systems in the Nordic countries to develop policies and practices that provide children with the necessary tools to achieve knowledge and skill, and at the same minimise stress in school.https://www.idunn.no/nordisk_valfardsforskning/2019/02/trends_in_perceived_school_stress_among_adolescents_in_fiveperceived school stresstrendsadolescentsNordic countriesperceivedschoolstressNordiccountries |
| spellingShingle | Petra Löfstedt Charli Eriksson Thomas Potrebny Raili Välimaa Einar Baldvin Thorsteinsson Pernille Due Mogens Trab Damsgaard Sakari Suominen Mette Rasmussen Torbjørn Torsheim Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014 Nordisk Välfärdsforskning perceived school stress trends adolescents Nordic countries perceivedschoolstress Nordiccountries |
| title | Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents
in five Nordic countries 2002–2014 |
| title_full | Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents
in five Nordic countries 2002–2014 |
| title_fullStr | Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents
in five Nordic countries 2002–2014 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents
in five Nordic countries 2002–2014 |
| title_short | Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents
in five Nordic countries 2002–2014 |
| title_sort | trends in perceived school stress among adolescents in five nordic countries 2002 2014 |
| topic | perceived school stress trends adolescents Nordic countries perceivedschoolstress Nordiccountries |
| url | https://www.idunn.no/nordisk_valfardsforskning/2019/02/trends_in_perceived_school_stress_among_adolescents_in_five |
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