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Sociala medier och psykisk hälsa hos gymnasieungdomar
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Occupational Health Science and Psychology.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Occupational Health Science and Psychology.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between social media use, primarily TikTok and Instagram, and mental health in high school youth, and to see if there were any gender differences in these results. The study is a quantitative survey and has used the GHQ-12 scale as a measuring instrument for mental illness, as well as screen time for social media use. The results found that there is no significant correlation between screen time and mental illness. However, there was a clear connection between girls' mental health and screen time, where the girls who spent the most time on social media felt the worst. This correlation did not exist for boys.

Abstract [sv]

Denna studies syfte var att undersöka sambandet mellan socialt medieanvändande, främst av apparna TikTok och Instagram, och psykisk hälsa hos gymnasieungdomar, samt om det finns några könsskillnader i dessa resultat. Studien är en kvantitativ enkätundersökning och har använt GHQ-12 skalan som mätinstrument för psykisk ohälsa. Gällande skärmtid för sociala medieanvändande mättes deltagarnas skärmtid via mobilen för apparna TikTok och Instagram. Resultaten visade att det inte finns något signifikant samband mellan socialt medieanvändande och psykisk ohälsa. Däremot fanns ett tydligt samband mellan tjejers psykiska ohälsa och sociala medieanvändande, där de tjejer som spenderade mest tid på sociala medier mådde sämst. Detta samband fanns inte för killar.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 44
Keywords [sv]
Psykisk hälsa, Sociala medier, Ungdomar, Kvantitativ enkätundersökning
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-41922OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-41922DiVA, id: diva2:1761289
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Psychology
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no programme (freestanding course)
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Available from: 2023-06-02 Created: 2023-05-31 Last updated: 2025-10-02Bibliographically approved

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