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Frihet, trygghet och beroende - En kvalitativ intervjustudie om unga smartphoneanvändare

Håkansson, Josefin LU (2024) SOAM21 20231
School of Social Work
Abstract
This qualitative study aims to investigate the meaning of the smartphone for young people as well as the way young people experience their parents and the staff at schools relating to them using their smartphones. It also investigates young peoples thoughts about restrictions made by their parents and the staff at school and if or in what ways the restrictions may affect the relationship between adults and young people. A total of seven semi-structured interviews with young people in the age of 15 to 18 years were conducted. The interviews were set at their schools. The theoretical framework chosen were Aaron Antonovskys theories about SOC (sence of coherence) and Jürgen Habermas theories about communicative action and life world versus... (More)
This qualitative study aims to investigate the meaning of the smartphone for young people as well as the way young people experience their parents and the staff at schools relating to them using their smartphones. It also investigates young peoples thoughts about restrictions made by their parents and the staff at school and if or in what ways the restrictions may affect the relationship between adults and young people. A total of seven semi-structured interviews with young people in the age of 15 to 18 years were conducted. The interviews were set at their schools. The theoretical framework chosen were Aaron Antonovskys theories about SOC (sence of coherence) and Jürgen Habermas theories about communicative action and life world versus system world. The study shows that the smartphone is very important to the young people. It represents a safety and stability in the young people’s lives. There is a ambivalence between the perception of wishing to manage the smartphone on their own and experiencing gains from adult restrictions. Especially when it comes to the school performances.The adults way of restricting the young people’s smartphone behavior is a topic which leads to several negative emotions from the young people. Like for example irritation, resistance as well as distancing from parents/school staff. (Less)
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author
Håkansson, Josefin LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOAM21 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Smartphone, school rules, young people, students, child-adult relationship
language
Swedish
id
9147301
date added to LUP
2024-02-21 12:37:04
date last changed
2024-02-21 12:37:04
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  abstract     = {{This qualitative study aims to investigate the meaning of the smartphone for young people as well as the way young people experience their parents and the staff at schools relating to them using their smartphones. It also investigates young peoples thoughts about restrictions made by their parents and the staff at school and if or in what ways the restrictions may affect the relationship between adults and young people. A total of seven semi-structured interviews with young people in the age of 15 to 18 years were conducted. The interviews were set at their schools. The theoretical framework chosen were Aaron Antonovskys theories about SOC (sence of coherence) and Jürgen Habermas theories about communicative action and life world versus system world. The study shows that the smartphone is very important to the young people. It represents a safety and stability in the young people’s lives. There is a ambivalence between the perception of wishing to manage the smartphone on their own and experiencing gains from adult restrictions. Especially when it comes to the school performances.The adults way of restricting the young people’s smartphone behavior is a topic which leads to several negative emotions from the young people. Like for example irritation, resistance as well as distancing from parents/school staff.}},
  author       = {{Håkansson, Josefin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Frihet, trygghet och beroende - En kvalitativ intervjustudie om unga smartphoneanvändare}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}