| Tittel: | Attachment problems and mental health issues among long-term unemployed youth who had dropped out of high school | | Signatur: | Elektronisk dokument | | Ansvar: | Gro Hilde Ramsdal | | Forfatter: | Ramsdal, Gro Hilde  | | Materialtype: | Elektronisk dokument | | Utgitt: | Tromsø : UiT Norges arktiske universitet, 2018 | | Omfang: | 1 b. | | Emneord: | Arbeidsløshet / Forebyggende helsearbeid / Forebygging / Psykisk helse / Psykiske lidelser / Risikofaktorer / Risikogrupper / Skolefrafall / Ungdom | | Stikkord: | Tilknytningsproblemer | | Note: | Doktorgradsavhandling. | | Innhold: | This thesis focused on the process of dropping out of school in Norway. We interviewed youth about their experiences in the aftermath of school dropout. The participants focused on their experiences of abandonment, lack of adult involvement and academic demotivation but also described feelings of social awkwardness and loneliness. These ‘off track’ youths reported more frequent and serious symptoms of mental health problems and less social support than same aged college students that we also interviewed. Reviewing the research literature on the role of parent-child attachment in dropout processes, we found some support for explanatory factors like self-regulation, maternal instruction, social competence and test anxiety, linking attachment to school dropout. The findings seem to point to relationships as essential and possibly underrated factors in school motivation processes. | | Eier: | HELSTILS |
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