Upplifun unglinga á almennri líkamlegri og andlegri heilsu með hliðsjón af kynhneigð

Sigrún Sveinbjörnsdóttir; Einar B Þorsteinsson; Þóroddur Bjarnason

Upplifun unglinga á almennri líkamlegri og andlegri heilsu með hliðsjón af kynhneigð

Translated title of the contribution: Adolescents' physical and mental health in relation to sexual orientation

Sigrún Sveinbjörnsdóttir, Einar B Þorsteinsson, Þóroddur Bjarnason

School of Psychology

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Abstract

To examine the effects of adolescents' sexual orientation on physical and mental health. Method: Participants were 3,776 class 10 students (51% boys) from 161 schools in Iceland. The participants were classified as gay, non-gay, and sexual orientation unknown at this time (other). Measures included mental health (e.g., sadness, irritability, nervousness, and difficulty sleeping) and physical health (e.g., headaches, stomach ache, back ache, and dizziness). Results: Participants that were gay had a higher frequency of sadness, irritability, nervousness, and difficulty sleeping than either non-gay or other participants. Gay participants also had a higher frequency of headaches, stomach aches, back aches, and dizziness than either non-gay or other participants. Conclusion: Consistent with overseas findings gay adolescents in Iceland had worse physical and mental health outcome than either non-gay or other adolescents.

Translated title of the contribution	Adolescents' physical and mental health in relation to sexual orientation
Original language	Icelandic
Pages	20-22
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	Salfraedithingid. Fjorda radstefna Salfraedingafelags Islands og salfraedideildar Haskola Islands [Fourth Conference of the Icelandic Psychological Association and Psychology department of the University of Iceland] - Reykjavik, Iceland Duration: 24 Mar 2012 → 25 Mar 2012

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Conference	Salfraedithingid. Fjorda radstefna Salfraedingafelags Islands og salfraedideildar Haskola Islands [Fourth Conference of the Icelandic Psychological Association and Psychology department of the University of Iceland]
City	Reykjavik, Iceland
Period	24/03/12 → 25/03/12

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Developmental Psychology and Ageing
Gender, Sexuality and Education

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Sveinbjörnsdóttir, S., Þorsteinsson, E. B., & Bjarnason, Þ. (2012). Upplifun unglinga á almennri líkamlegri og andlegri heilsu með hliðsjón af kynhneigð. 20-22. Paper presented at Salfraedithingid. Fjorda radstefna Salfraedingafelags Islands og salfraedideildar Haskola Islands [Fourth Conference of the Icelandic Psychological Association and Psychology department of the University of Iceland], Reykjavik, Iceland. https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19293

Sveinbjörnsdóttir, Sigrún ; Þorsteinsson, Einar B ; Bjarnason, Þóroddur. / Upplifun unglinga á almennri líkamlegri og andlegri heilsu með hliðsjón af kynhneigð. Paper presented at Salfraedithingid. Fjorda radstefna Salfraedingafelags Islands og salfraedideildar Haskola Islands [Fourth Conference of the Icelandic Psychological Association and Psychology department of the University of Iceland], Reykjavik, Iceland.

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Sveinbjörnsdóttir, S, Þorsteinsson, EB & Bjarnason, Þ 2012, 'Upplifun unglinga á almennri líkamlegri og andlegri heilsu með hliðsjón af kynhneigð', Paper presented at Salfraedithingid. Fjorda radstefna Salfraedingafelags Islands og salfraedideildar Haskola Islands [Fourth Conference of the Icelandic Psychological Association and Psychology department of the University of Iceland], Reykjavik, Iceland, 24/03/12 - 25/03/12 pp. 20-22. <https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19293>

Upplifun unglinga á almennri líkamlegri og andlegri heilsu með hliðsjón af kynhneigð. / Sveinbjörnsdóttir, Sigrún; Þorsteinsson, Einar B; Bjarnason, Þóroddur.
2012. 20-22 Paper presented at Salfraedithingid. Fjorda radstefna Salfraedingafelags Islands og salfraedideildar Haskola Islands [Fourth Conference of the Icelandic Psychological Association and Psychology department of the University of Iceland], Reykjavik, Iceland.

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Upplifun unglinga á almennri líkamlegri og andlegri heilsu með hliðsjón af kynhneigð

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