Líðan og framtíðarsýn ungmenna á Austurlandi
This study examined the attitudes of 144 youths in Eastern Iceland 15-22 years of age to future residence in the area. Most were students at the local gymnasium at Egilsstaðir. The results indicate that well-being and plans for the future were determined mainly by sex, number of relatives, and lengt...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5c2441176b0b4e27a6781c2a4054babc 2023-05-15T16:47:35+02:00 Líðan og framtíðarsýn ungmenna á Austurlandi Valdimar Briem Tinna Halldórsóttir 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/5c2441176b0b4e27a6781c2a4054babc IS ice Icelandic Sociological Association http://www.thjodfelagid.is/index.php/Th/article/view/22/pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1670-875X https://doaj.org/toc/1670-8768 1670-875X 1670-8768 https://doaj.org/article/5c2441176b0b4e27a6781c2a4054babc Íslenska þjóðfélagið: The Icelandic Society, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 5-26 (2011) Adolescents attitudes rural communities gender length of residence relatives family situation Iceland Social sciences (General) H1-99 article 2011 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T10:47:14Z This study examined the attitudes of 144 youths in Eastern Iceland 15-22 years of age to future residence in the area. Most were students at the local gymnasium at Egilsstaðir. The results indicate that well-being and plans for the future were determined mainly by sex, number of relatives, and length of residence, but educational plans were determined more by the adolescents' family situation. Boys were generally more content than girls with their situation and local opportunities, and more prepared to live permanently in the area. Attitudes were related to age-dependent changes in the adolescents' lives. Adolescents who had lived in the area more than 10 years usually had many relatives locally and lived in nuclear families with both biological parents. Most of these were loyal to the area and optimistic about living there in future. Many newcomers lived with a single parent or with one biological and a foster parent. Some of these were optimistic about the future, but others, in particular girls, more pessimistic and prepared to move away. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Egilsstaðir ENVELOPE(-15.157,-15.157,64.962,64.962) |
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This study examined the attitudes of 144 youths in Eastern Iceland 15-22 years of age to future residence in the area. Most were students at the local gymnasium at Egilsstaðir. The results indicate that well-being and plans for the future were determined mainly by sex, number of relatives, and length of residence, but educational plans were determined more by the adolescents' family situation. Boys were generally more content than girls with their situation and local opportunities, and more prepared to live permanently in the area. Attitudes were related to age-dependent changes in the adolescents' lives. Adolescents who had lived in the area more than 10 years usually had many relatives locally and lived in nuclear families with both biological parents. Most of these were loyal to the area and optimistic about living there in future. Many newcomers lived with a single parent or with one biological and a foster parent. Some of these were optimistic about the future, but others, in particular girls, more pessimistic and prepared to move away. |
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Líðan og framtíðarsýn ungmenna á Austurlandi |
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Líðan og framtíðarsýn ungmenna á Austurlandi |
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Líðan og framtíðarsýn ungmenna á Austurlandi |
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Líðan og framtíðarsýn ungmenna á Austurlandi |
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Líðan og framtíðarsýn ungmenna á Austurlandi |
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líðan og framtíðarsýn ungmenna á austurlandi |
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Icelandic Sociological Association |
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2011 |
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Íslenska þjóðfélagið: The Icelandic Society, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 5-26 (2011) |
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