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Aktivitetsbalans och psykisk hälsa hos universitetsstudenter - En litteraturöversikt med utgångspunkt i Life Balance Model

Henriksson, Amalia LU and Mellergård Hagel, Matilda LU (2022) ATPK62 20221
Department of Health Sciences
Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective
Abstract
Background: People depend on their ability to balance everyday activities in order to sustain mental well-being. Difficulties to combine university studies with the demands of life’s other responsibilities could be a reason for students' lower well-being. Aim: The aim of the literature study is to review the research on university students’ occupational balance and the consequences on their mental health through the Life Balance Model. Method: The literature study used a qualitative content analysis with a deductive approach applying the need dimensions of the Life Balance Model. Searches in the databases CINAHL, ERIC, PsycINFO and PubMed resulted in 13 original articles, of which four are qualitative, six are quantitative and three are of... (More)
Background: People depend on their ability to balance everyday activities in order to sustain mental well-being. Difficulties to combine university studies with the demands of life’s other responsibilities could be a reason for students' lower well-being. Aim: The aim of the literature study is to review the research on university students’ occupational balance and the consequences on their mental health through the Life Balance Model. Method: The literature study used a qualitative content analysis with a deductive approach applying the need dimensions of the Life Balance Model. Searches in the databases CINAHL, ERIC, PsycINFO and PubMed resulted in 13 original articles, of which four are qualitative, six are quantitative and three are of mixed method. Result: The result shows that mental distress and mental disorders occur along with difficulties reaching occupational balance between activities that meet the need dimensions of health, relationships, challenge, and identity. The result points at the complexity of everyday life, the impact of university studies on occupational balance and health, as well as available support. Conclusion: Occupational imbalance occurs as a result of difficulties combining university studies with everyday life and may lead to mental health consequences. Inadequate strategies among students and insufficient support from university could be remedied and prevented with further occupational science research and occupational therapy interventions. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Bakgrund: Människan är beroende av sin förmåga att balansera vardagens aktiviteter för att bibehålla god psykisk hälsa. Svårigheter att kombinera studielivet med livets övriga ansvarsområden skulle kunna vara en orsak till att studenter mår allt sämre. Syfte: Syftet med litteraturöversikten är att utifrån behovsdimensionerna i Life Balance Model kartlägga forskningen kring universitetsstudenters aktivitetsbalans och konsekvenser för den psykiska hälsan. Metod: Litteraturöversikten är gjord med en kvalitativ innehållsanalys med deduktiv ansats utifrån Life Balance Models behovsdimensioner. Totalt 13 originalartiklar inkluderas efter sökningar i CINAHL, ERIC, PsycINFO och PubMed, varav fyra är kvalitativa, sex är kvantitativa och tre har... (More)
Bakgrund: Människan är beroende av sin förmåga att balansera vardagens aktiviteter för att bibehålla god psykisk hälsa. Svårigheter att kombinera studielivet med livets övriga ansvarsområden skulle kunna vara en orsak till att studenter mår allt sämre. Syfte: Syftet med litteraturöversikten är att utifrån behovsdimensionerna i Life Balance Model kartlägga forskningen kring universitetsstudenters aktivitetsbalans och konsekvenser för den psykiska hälsan. Metod: Litteraturöversikten är gjord med en kvalitativ innehållsanalys med deduktiv ansats utifrån Life Balance Models behovsdimensioner. Totalt 13 originalartiklar inkluderas efter sökningar i CINAHL, ERIC, PsycINFO och PubMed, varav fyra är kvalitativa, sex är kvantitativa och tre har mixad metod. Resultat: Resultatet visar på förekomst av psykiska besvär och psykiatriska tillstånd samt svårigheter att nå aktivitetsbalans mellan aktiviteter som möter behoven av hälsa, relationer, utmaning och skapandet av en positiv identitet. Resultatet lyfter vardagens komplexitet, studiernas påverkan på aktivitetsbalans och hälsa samt bristen på tillgängligt stöd. Slutsats: Aktivitetsobalans kan bero på svårigheter att kombinera studier med övriga livet vilket kan få konsekvenser på den psykiska hälsan. Bristfälliga strategier hos studenter och otillräckligt stöd från universitet kan vara ett problem som skulle kunna åtgärdas samt förebyggas med ytterligare aktivitetsvetenskaplig forskning och arbetsterapeutiska insatser. (Less)
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Henriksson, Amalia LU and Mellergård Hagel, Matilda LU
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ATPK62 20221
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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keywords
Aktivitetsbalans, aktivitetsobalans, psykisk hälsa, psykisk ohälsa, universitetsstudenter, studieliv, utbildning, Life Balance Model, life balance, life imbalance, occupational balance, mental health, mental illness, graduate students, education.
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Swedish
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9087058
date added to LUP
2022-06-13 09:13:49
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2022-06-13 09:13:49
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  abstract     = {{Background: People depend on their ability to balance everyday activities in order to sustain mental well-being. Difficulties to combine university studies with the demands of life’s other responsibilities could be a reason for students' lower well-being. Aim: The aim of the literature study is to review the research on university students’ occupational balance and the consequences on their mental health through the Life Balance Model. Method: The literature study used a qualitative content analysis with a deductive approach applying the need dimensions of the Life Balance Model. Searches in the databases CINAHL, ERIC, PsycINFO and PubMed resulted in 13 original articles, of which four are qualitative, six are quantitative and three are of mixed method. Result: The result shows that mental distress and mental disorders occur along with difficulties reaching occupational balance between activities that meet the need dimensions of health, relationships, challenge, and identity. The result points at the complexity of everyday life, the impact of university studies on occupational balance and health, as well as available support. Conclusion: Occupational imbalance occurs as a result of difficulties combining university studies with everyday life and may lead to mental health consequences. Inadequate strategies among students and insufficient support from university could be remedied and prevented with further occupational science research and occupational therapy interventions.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Aktivitetsbalans och psykisk hälsa hos universitetsstudenter - En litteraturöversikt med utgångspunkt i Life Balance Model}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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