Browsing SVA - Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) by Subject "Body images"

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    • Duty, discipline and mental health problems: Young people’s pursuit of educational achievement and body ideals 

      Eriksen, Ingunn Marie (Journal of Youth Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-12)
      The last decades have seen an increase in mental health problems among young people in Western countries; this has been tied to increasing educational achievement pressure and body dissatisfaction. The purpose of this paper ...

    • Med kropp som prosjekt 

      Eriksen, Ingunn Marie; Walseth, Kristin (Chapter, 2021-11-18)
      This chapter concerns young people’s relationships with their own bodies. Based on three different qualitative studies, we find that these relationships are characterised by a strong degree of self-reflexivity and a way ...