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Psykisk ohälsa i media: En kvalitativ textanalys av svenska tidningsartiklar och deras gestaltningar av psykisk ohälsa bland ungdomar
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences.
2019 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Under de senaste åren har fenomenet psykisk ohälsa blivit mer omtalat i svensk media. En återkommande målgrupp som ofta nämns i samband med fenomenet är ungdomar. Syftet med denna studie var således att undersöka hur media gestaltar psykisk ohälsa bland unga genom att analysera svenska tidningsartiklar. Artiklarna har insamlats från två av Sveriges största morgon-och kvällstidning, Dagens Nyheter och Aftonbladet. En kvalitativ textanalys som metod användes för att uppfylla studiens syfte. Studien tillämpar gestaltningsteorin där även begreppet framing har använts som analysverktyg. Resultatet av de analyserade artiklarna delades in i tre teman; ökning och otillräcklig vård, sociala medier samt utbildning och arbete. De tre teman utgör vilka bakgrundsfaktorer som var mest omskrivna i artiklarna. De viktiga slutsatser som tagits är att media gestaltar psykisk ohälsa bland ungdomar som ett ökande fenomen. Samt att tidningsartiklar förmedlar information och budskap som grundar sig på olika forskningsresultat, där även en del viktiga aspekter utesluts. Psykisk ohälsa hos ungdomar gestaltades i artiklarna även i samband med diskussioner kring politiska åtgärder och bristande resurser.

Abstract [en]

During the last couple of years, the phenomenon of mental illness has become more widely mentioned in Swedish media. A recurring group that is often associated with the phenomenon are adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine how media portrays mental illness among adolescents by analyzing Swedish newspaper articles. The articles have been collected from two of Sweden's largest morning and evening newspapers, Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet. A qualitative text analysis as method was used to fulfill the purpose of the study. The study applied the framing theory that was also used to analyse the articles. The results of the analyzed articles were divided into three themes; increase and inadequate care, social media as well as education and work. According to media, these three themes was often mentioned to describe the different factors that could lead to mental illness. The important conclusions are that media portrays mental illness among adolescents as an increasing phenomenon. The newspaper articles convey information and messages that are usually based on scientific results, where some important aspects are also excluded. Mental illness among adolescents was also mentioned in discussions about political actions and lack of resources.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019. , p. 42
Keywords [en]
Mental illness, media, adolescents, media portrayal, newspaper
Keywords [sv]
Psykisk ohälsa, media, ungdomar, mediegestaltning, tidningsartiklar
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Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-40024OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-40024DiVA, id: diva2:1388053
Subject / course
Sociologi
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Available from: 2020-01-24 Created: 2020-01-23 Last updated: 2020-01-24Bibliographically approved

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