Skillnader i hälsa mellan pojkar och flickor och mellan högstadiet och gymnasiet
En enkätundersökning i Sundbyberg
Bronfenbrenners utvecklingsekologiska systemteoriLivsstilsfaktorerSjälvskattad hälsaSociala relationerSundbybergTvärsnittsstudieUngdomar
Ill health takes different expressions during different periods in life and habits during the early years affect the health during the rest of the lifetime. Bronfenbrenners ecological systems theory has been used as a theoretical starting point in this cross-sectional study. The aim of this study was to identify differences in self-rated health and health-related factors between boys and girls and between the compulsory school and the upper secondary school in Sundbyberg municipality as a basis for the planned activity in the Young Women?s shelter in Sundbyberg, as well as in other municipalities A questionnaire consisting of 24 questions based on different variables has identified disparities in health and health-related factors between boys and girls in Sundbyberg municipality (n=323). This paper found pronounced differences between the sexes in terms of sex and relationships, security, emotional support and psychosomatic complaints. Three times more girls than boys in secondary school stated that they had sex although they did not want to. Three times more boys than girls in compulsory school had no one to confide in. Further research with focus on how the systems micro, meso, exo and macro interact and affect each other can examine young people's health in a broader perspective. The conclusion is that there are differences in life style, social relationships and self reported health between the sexes and between the compulsory school and the upper secondary school.