Elefanten i rummet - En kvalitativ studie om psykologers upplevelse av social klass och psykologisk behandling
(2024) PSPR14 20232Department of Psychology
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Sambanden mellan ekonomiska förutsättningar och mental hälsa har länge fascinerat forskare inom samhällsvetenskapen. Observationsstudier har kunnat kartlägga att social klass har en graderande effekt på den mentala hälsan på gruppnivå. Sambanden har inte fått lika stor uppmärksamhet inom psykologin. Föreliggande studie undersökte därför sex psykologers upplevelse av sambanden mellan social klass och mental hälsa, samt dess inverkan på psykologisk behandling i allmänhet och terapi i synnerhet. Psykologernas erfarenhet av sambandets utrymme under utbildning och i senare yrkesliv undersöktes också. Genom semistrukturerade intervjuer kom den kvalitativa studien fram till att psykologerna tyckte att sambandet hade relevans för deras klienter... (More)
- Sambanden mellan ekonomiska förutsättningar och mental hälsa har länge fascinerat forskare inom samhällsvetenskapen. Observationsstudier har kunnat kartlägga att social klass har en graderande effekt på den mentala hälsan på gruppnivå. Sambanden har inte fått lika stor uppmärksamhet inom psykologin. Föreliggande studie undersökte därför sex psykologers upplevelse av sambanden mellan social klass och mental hälsa, samt dess inverkan på psykologisk behandling i allmänhet och terapi i synnerhet. Psykologernas erfarenhet av sambandets utrymme under utbildning och i senare yrkesliv undersöktes också. Genom semistrukturerade intervjuer kom den kvalitativa studien fram till att psykologerna tyckte att sambandet hade relevans för deras klienter och därmed för deras yrkesutövning. Framför allt i relation till etablerandet av terapeutisk allians. Resultatet skiljer sig från tidigare forskning så till vida att deltagarna i denna studie inte i någon utsträckning tar upp sambandet explicit med sina klienter. Psykologernas erfarenhet kring diskussioner om social klass och mental hälsa under utbildningstiden är att den varit bortglömd och i viss mån negligerad. Psykologins dragning åt det naturvetenskapliga och individbaserade hållet, samt psykologers socioekonomiska bakgrund på gruppnivå läggs fram som två tänkbara förklaringar till den bristande uppmärksamheten social klass har fått inom psykologin. Deltagarna i studien ger uttryck för att sambandet behöver diskuteras och problematiseras mer, vilket uppmuntrar till vidare forskning och en mer framträdande roll på lärosäten som huserar blivande psykologer. (Less)
- Abstract
- The connections between economic conditions and mental health have fascinated scholars within the social sciences for a long time. Observational studies have been able to prove that social class has a gradient effect on mental health on a group level. The connections have not had the same amount of recognition within the psychology field. This study aims to examine six psychologists experience with the connection between social class and mental health and its influence on psychological care. The psychologists experience with the amount of focus the connection was given during their education and working life is also a point of interest. The results from the semi-structured interviews show that the psychologists find the connection between... (More)
- The connections between economic conditions and mental health have fascinated scholars within the social sciences for a long time. Observational studies have been able to prove that social class has a gradient effect on mental health on a group level. The connections have not had the same amount of recognition within the psychology field. This study aims to examine six psychologists experience with the connection between social class and mental health and its influence on psychological care. The psychologists experience with the amount of focus the connection was given during their education and working life is also a point of interest. The results from the semi-structured interviews show that the psychologists find the connection between social class and mental health useful in the treatment of their clients and therefore for their work as therapists. Especially in regards to the therapeutic alliance. The results from the study differs from other qualitative work in regards to the psychologist’s unwillingness to address the topic with their clients in an explicit manner. The amount of focus and attention the connection was given during their education is low. The field of psychology’s leaning to the natural sciences and psychologists socioeconomic background on a group level are two reasonable explanations for the lack of awareness of social class in psychology. The participants of the study express an urgent need for more discussions on the topic, which encourages more focus on this topic - both in a scientific and an educational sense. (Less)
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- author
- Hanson, Linus LU
- supervisor
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- Per Johnsson LU
- organization
- course
- PSPR14 20232
- year
- 2024
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- social klass mental hälsa terapeutisk allians, social class, mental health, therapeutic alliance
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9151238
- date added to LUP
- 2024-05-02 11:05:04
- date last changed
- 2024-05-02 11:05:04
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abstract = {{The connections between economic conditions and mental health have fascinated scholars within the social sciences for a long time. Observational studies have been able to prove that social class has a gradient effect on mental health on a group level. The connections have not had the same amount of recognition within the psychology field. This study aims to examine six psychologists experience with the connection between social class and mental health and its influence on psychological care. The psychologists experience with the amount of focus the connection was given during their education and working life is also a point of interest. The results from the semi-structured interviews show that the psychologists find the connection between social class and mental health useful in the treatment of their clients and therefore for their work as therapists. Especially in regards to the therapeutic alliance. The results from the study differs from other qualitative work in regards to the psychologist’s unwillingness to address the topic with their clients in an explicit manner. The amount of focus and attention the connection was given during their education is low. The field of psychology’s leaning to the natural sciences and psychologists socioeconomic background on a group level are two reasonable explanations for the lack of awareness of social class in psychology. The participants of the study express an urgent need for more discussions on the topic, which encourages more focus on this topic - both in a scientific and an educational sense.}},
author = {{Hanson, Linus}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Elefanten i rummet - En kvalitativ studie om psykologers upplevelse av social klass och psykologisk behandling}},
year = {{2024}},
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