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Upplevelser av aktivitetsbalans hos elever på gymnasieskola med idrottsinriktning

Karlsson, Linnéa LU and Edinge, Rebecca LU (2025) ATPK62 20251
Department of Health Sciences
Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective
Abstract
Background: High school students with athletic focus are exposed to a high amount of requirements and pressure, both within school and sports. To combine school and sports can be challenging and have a massive impact on the individual occupational balance. Occupational balance implies a subjective experience of a harmonious mix, with the right amount and variation of activities in everyday life. Occupational balance is important to achieve good health and well-being.
Aim: To investigate experiences of occupational balance among students who are between 16 and 18 years old and go to an upper secondary school with athletic focus in Skåne.
Method: Qualitative design with an inductive approach. Nine participants were recruited using a... (More)
Background: High school students with athletic focus are exposed to a high amount of requirements and pressure, both within school and sports. To combine school and sports can be challenging and have a massive impact on the individual occupational balance. Occupational balance implies a subjective experience of a harmonious mix, with the right amount and variation of activities in everyday life. Occupational balance is important to achieve good health and well-being.
Aim: To investigate experiences of occupational balance among students who are between 16 and 18 years old and go to an upper secondary school with athletic focus in Skåne.
Method: Qualitative design with an inductive approach. Nine participants were recruited using a convenience selection. Data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Results: The result emerged into three main categories: The combination of school and sports creates a stressful but motivating everyday life, Strategies for well-being and occupational balance and Lack of variety of activities. The participants expressed a varied occupational balance that tended to change during the school year and competitive season.
Conclusion: The participants sometimes experienced occupational imbalance because of a combination of a lot of training, competitions and schoolwork. Further research is needed to map activity balance to a greater extent and apply and develop occupational therapy in school. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Bakgrund: Gymnasieelever med idrottsinriktning är en målgrupp som exponeras för en hög grad av krav och stress, inom skolan och idrotten. Att kombinera skola och idrott kan vara utmanande och ha en stor påverkan på individens upplevda aktivitetsbalans. Aktivitetsbalans innebär en subjektiv upplevelse av en harmonisk mix, med rätt mängd och variation av aktiviteter i vardagen. Upplevelsen av aktivitetsbalans är viktigt för att uppnå en god hälsa och välbefinnande.
Syfte: Studiens syfte var att undersöka den upplevda aktivitetsbalansen hos elever i åldern 16-18 år som går på en gymnasieskola med idrottsinriktning i Skåne.
Metod: Studien har en kvalitativ design med induktiv ansats. Nio deltagare rekryterades genom ett bekvämlighetsurval.... (More)
Bakgrund: Gymnasieelever med idrottsinriktning är en målgrupp som exponeras för en hög grad av krav och stress, inom skolan och idrotten. Att kombinera skola och idrott kan vara utmanande och ha en stor påverkan på individens upplevda aktivitetsbalans. Aktivitetsbalans innebär en subjektiv upplevelse av en harmonisk mix, med rätt mängd och variation av aktiviteter i vardagen. Upplevelsen av aktivitetsbalans är viktigt för att uppnå en god hälsa och välbefinnande.
Syfte: Studiens syfte var att undersöka den upplevda aktivitetsbalansen hos elever i åldern 16-18 år som går på en gymnasieskola med idrottsinriktning i Skåne.
Metod: Studien har en kvalitativ design med induktiv ansats. Nio deltagare rekryterades genom ett bekvämlighetsurval. Data analyserades med hjälp av kvalitativ innehållsanalys.
Resultat: Utifrån analysen sammanfattades deltagarnas upplevelser i tre kategorier: Kombinationen skola och idrott skapar en påfrestande men motiverande vardag, Strategier för välmående och aktivitetsbalans samt Brist på variation av aktiviteter. Deltagarna uttryckte en varierad aktivitetsbalans, som tenderade att förändras under läsåret och tävlingssäsong.
Slutsats: Resultatet visade att deltagarna upplevde en negativ påverkan på aktivitetsbalans i perioder på grund av en kombination av mycket träning, tävling samt skolarbete. Vidare forskning behövs för att kartlägga aktivitetsbalans i större utsträckning och tillämpa samt utveckla arbetsterapi i skolan. (Less)
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Karlsson, Linnéa LU and Edinge, Rebecca LU
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ATPK62 20251
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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keywords
Arbetsterapi, aktivitetsvetenskap, aktivitetsbalans, gymnasieskola, ungdomar, idrottsinriktning.
language
Swedish
id
9197362
date added to LUP
2025-06-11 18:12:09
date last changed
2025-06-11 18:12:09
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Aim: To investigate experiences of occupational balance among students who are between 16 and 18 years old and go to an upper secondary school with athletic focus in Skåne. 
Method: Qualitative design with an inductive approach. Nine participants were recruited using a convenience selection. Data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. 
Results: The result emerged into three main categories: The combination of school and sports creates a stressful but motivating everyday life, Strategies for well-being and occupational balance and Lack of variety of activities. The participants expressed a varied occupational balance that tended to change during the school year and competitive season. 
Conclusion: The participants sometimes experienced occupational imbalance because of a combination of a lot of training, competitions and schoolwork. Further research is needed to map activity balance to a greater extent and apply and develop occupational therapy in school.}},
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