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När livet inte längre känns värt att leva- en kvalitativ intervjustudie om sex professionellas syn på orsaker till suicidalitet

Burvall, Elina LU (2016) SOPA63 20161
School of Social Work
Abstract
Suicide among young people are a serious problem worlwide as well in Sweden.
The main purpose with this study was to examine and understand how suicide can be
explained- to identify possible causes to suicide behaviour among young people. Through a qualitative approach, I interviewed six people who are working with young people in different ways. The main- result from this study shows that suicide is a complex phenomenon that cannot easily be explained. The respondents draws from a wide range of theories when they explain suicide. The most common causes were individual psychological problems ( mental disorders) social and relationship problems ( friends, parents, bullying) and problems that were based more on external causes ( social... (More)
Suicide among young people are a serious problem worlwide as well in Sweden.
The main purpose with this study was to examine and understand how suicide can be
explained- to identify possible causes to suicide behaviour among young people. Through a qualitative approach, I interviewed six people who are working with young people in different ways. The main- result from this study shows that suicide is a complex phenomenon that cannot easily be explained. The respondents draws from a wide range of theories when they explain suicide. The most common causes were individual psychological problems ( mental disorders) social and relationship problems ( friends, parents, bullying) and problems that were based more on external causes ( social structure, pressure, norms and values). The analysis was based on Emilie Durkheims theory of anomic suicide and Jan Beskows model of suicide. (Less)
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author
Burvall, Elina LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20161
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
suicid, suicidalitet, självmord, unga, anomi, orsaker
language
Swedish
id
8841104
date added to LUP
2016-03-24 13:33:25
date last changed
2016-03-24 13:33:25
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  abstract     = {{Suicide among young people are a serious problem worlwide as well in Sweden.
 The main purpose with this study was to examine and understand how suicide can be 
explained- to identify possible causes to suicide behaviour among young people. Through a qualitative approach, I interviewed six people who are working with young people in different ways. The main- result from this study shows that suicide is a complex phenomenon that cannot easily be explained. The respondents draws from a wide range of theories when they explain suicide. The most common causes were individual psychological problems ( mental disorders) social and relationship problems ( friends, parents, bullying) and problems that were based more on external causes ( social structure, pressure, norms and values). The analysis was based on Emilie Durkheims theory of anomic suicide and Jan Beskows model of suicide.}},
  author       = {{Burvall, Elina}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{När livet inte längre känns värt att leva- en kvalitativ intervjustudie om sex professionellas syn på orsaker till suicidalitet}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}