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The cohort trends of social connectedness in secondary school students in Finland between 2017 and 2021 (2024)

Read, S., Salmela-Aro, K., Kiuru, N., Helenius, J., & Junttila, N. (2024). The cohort trends of social connectedness in secondary school students in Finland between 2017 and 2021. PLoS ONE, 19(10), Article e0312579. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312579

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JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Kiuru, Noona
Junttila, Niina

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Read, Sanna; Salmela-Aro, Katariina; Kiuru, Noona; Helenius, Jenni; Junttila, Niina

Lehti tai sarja: PLoS ONE

eISSN: 1932-6203

Julkaisuvuosi: 2024

Ilmestymispäivä: 28.10.2024

Volyymi: 19

Lehden numero: 10

Artikkelinumero: e0312579

Kustantaja: Public Library of Science

Julkaisumaa: Yhdysvallat (USA)

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312579

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/97914

Tiivistelmä

The aim was to investigate the cohort trends of the experienced social connectedness in secondary school students between 2017 and 2021 and whether these trends vary by gender, school level and sociodemographic background. We used nationally representative Finnish data of 450,864 students in lower and upper secondary education. Social connectedness was measured by number of close friends, feelings of loneliness and sense of belonging at school. Adjusted regression analyses included year, gender, school level and sociodemographic factors (parental education, immigrant status of the student and urban-rural area of the school). The results showed that social connectedness declined from 2017 to 2021: 11% decline in having 3+ close friends, 15% increase in loneliness and 8% decline in belonging at school. The decline was especially large in girls and upper secondary school. Although some socio-demographically disadvantaged groups showed lower levels of social connectedness, there were differences by gender, school level and year. Many differences diminished because the more advantaged groups declined faster, i.e. moved towards the less advantaged groups. Declining social connectedness in young people is a worrying trend that requires a public health focus on the whole cohort while accommodating the variation by the individual and environmental context.

YSO-asiasanat: nuoret; koulutus; keskiasteen koulutus; sosiaaliset suhteet; sosiaalinen tausta; hyvinvointi; yksinäisyys; yhteenkuuluvuus; kohorttitutkimus

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OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

VIRTA-lähetysvuosi: 2024

Alustava JUFO-taso: 1