The well-being and vision of young people in the East

• Main Authors: Briem, Valdimar, Halldórsdóttir, Tinna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: School of Social Sciences 2023
• Subjects: Ungmenni; viðhorf; dreifbýli; kyn; lengd búsetu; ættartengsl; fjölskylduhagir; Adolescents; attitudes; rural communities; gender; length of resistence; relatives; family situation; Iceland; Egilsstaðir; Halda
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3731

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...