Karin Enskär
Biographic Data
| ID | 248081 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karin Enskär |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karin |
| FAMILY NAME | Enskär |
| SIGNATURE | ENSKÄR K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8910-1013 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Good and equitable health” – a critical analysis of equity discourses in Swedish regional action plans for mental health
The goal of Swedish public health policy is to create conditions that enable good and equitable health and eliminate avoidable health inequities. Although previous research emphasizes the importance of considering inequities in mental health promotion and policy, and although researchers and policy makers emphasize the importance of a system-approach to mental health, there seems to be an ambiguity in how the concept of equity is understood. Ther…
Steps Toward Justice
Introduction: Mental ill-health affects young people being marginalized to a greater extent than other young people. Nevertheless, are groups being marginalized underrepresented in health research and practice. Several models regarding youth participation have been developed, but knowledge is still lacking on how health promotion practitioners can equitably involve young people when developing health promotion efforts. Aim: This study aims to (1)…
Young people’s proposals for tackling everyday challenges in order to improve mental health
Both groups proposed that adults must listen more to young people in order to improve the everyday challenges young people face. However, the low SES group in general expressed both more frustration and more agency, compared to the high SES group. This could be important to consider when planning school-based mental health promotion in different socioeconomic neighborhoods
Conceptualizing adolescents’ everyday stressors to underscore areas for support
Introduction Identifying stressors in adolescents’ everyday life may prevent future mental health problems and could be used to promote wellbeing in school. To be able to identify possible coping tools in a school setting, the aim of this study is to conceptualize adolescents’ experiences of everyday stressors. Method Data was collected among 45 girls and 20 boys (aged 13–15) representing seven schools in Sweden. Participants were told to discuss…
Exploring the relationship between depressive symptoms, problematic smartphone use, and cumulative risk factors in nursing students
BACKGROUND: No single risk factor is decisive in shaping an individual's healthy development. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between depressive symptoms and a cumulative risk index comprising individual, family, and social variables among nursing students. METHODS: tests were used to examine the relationship between the different clusters and the level of depressive symptoms. RESULTS: The mean scores of depressive symptoms increased…
Exploring young people's experiences of race, gender and socioeconomic status in relation to everyday challenges
Reports indicate a decrease in youth mental health in Sweden but at the same time research suggests that what is interpreted as mental ill‐health could be considered everyday challenges by young people themselves. The distribution of mental health and illness among young people is uneven based on inequities related to factors such as race, gender and socioeconomic status. Sweden in particular is a country with large socioeconomic inequities in yo…
Perceptions of health among school-aged children living in socially vulnerable areas in Sweden
Introduction: According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, all children have the right to health. Since good health is a decisive factor for children's future, investing in children's health is important, especially children from vulnerable areas. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of health among school-aged children from socially vulnerable areas. Methods: The study has an explorative mixed-method design wit…
Patterns of smartphone usage associated with depressive symptoms in nursing students
This study provides insights into how the patterns of smartphone usage are associated with the severity of depressive symptoms in nursing students. It indicates that it may primarily be how we use our smartphones rather than how much we use them that poses a risk for depression
The Need for Parental Support for Migrant Parents in Transition Into Sweden
Migration is a stressful experience and research shows that newly arrived migrants in Sweden suffer from different challenges and struggle to relate to parenting in a new culture that is different from their own. The Swedish Child Health Services (CHS) focuses on promoting health among children, as well as supporting parents in parenting. Although this is a goal, migrant parents participate at lower rates in parental support groups. This paper ai…
Protecting Professional Composure in Transcultural Pediatric Nursing
In this qualitative study, we used grounded theory to explore the category of "overwhelming emotional expressions" that emerged in a previous study. Using theoretical sampling, 12 individual interviews were conducted with nurses in Swedish pediatric care. Overwhelming emotional expressions have been found to override nurses' professional preparedness; they continuously resolve this by protecting professional composure. Various strategies are used…
Development of a tool to measure the life situation of parents of children with cancer
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Development of a tool to measure the life situation of parents of children with cancer
Protecting Professional Composure in Transcultural Pediatric Nursing
In this qualitative study, we used grounded theory to explore the category of "overwhelming emotional expressions" that emerged in a previous study. Using theoretical sampling, 12 individual interviews were conducted with nurses in Swedish pediatric care. Overwhelming emotional expressions have been found to override nurses' professional preparedness; they continuously resolve this by protecting professional composure. Various strategies are used…
The Need for Parental Support for Migrant Parents in Transition Into Sweden
Migration is a stressful experience and research shows that newly arrived migrants in Sweden suffer from different challenges and struggle to relate to parenting in a new culture that is different from their own. The Swedish Child Health Services (CHS) focuses on promoting health among children, as well as supporting parents in parenting. Although this is a goal, migrant parents participate at lower rates in parental support groups. This paper ai…
Perceptions of health among school-aged children living in socially vulnerable areas in Sweden
Introduction: According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, all children have the right to health. Since good health is a decisive factor for children's future, investing in children's health is important, especially children from vulnerable areas. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of health among school-aged children from socially vulnerable areas. Methods: The study has an explorative mixed-method design wit…
Patterns of smartphone usage associated with depressive symptoms in nursing students
This study provides insights into how the patterns of smartphone usage are associated with the severity of depressive symptoms in nursing students. It indicates that it may primarily be how we use our smartphones rather than how much we use them that poses a risk for depression
Conceptualizing adolescents’ everyday stressors to underscore areas for support
Introduction Identifying stressors in adolescents’ everyday life may prevent future mental health problems and could be used to promote wellbeing in school. To be able to identify possible coping tools in a school setting, the aim of this study is to conceptualize adolescents’ experiences of everyday stressors. Method Data was collected among 45 girls and 20 boys (aged 13–15) representing seven schools in Sweden. Participants were told to discuss…
Exploring the relationship between depressive symptoms, problematic smartphone use, and cumulative risk factors in nursing students
BACKGROUND: No single risk factor is decisive in shaping an individual's healthy development. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between depressive symptoms and a cumulative risk index comprising individual, family, and social variables among nursing students. METHODS: tests were used to examine the relationship between the different clusters and the level of depressive symptoms. RESULTS: The mean scores of depressive symptoms increased…
Exploring young people's experiences of race, gender and socioeconomic status in relation to everyday challenges
Reports indicate a decrease in youth mental health in Sweden but at the same time research suggests that what is interpreted as mental ill‐health could be considered everyday challenges by young people themselves. The distribution of mental health and illness among young people is uneven based on inequities related to factors such as race, gender and socioeconomic status. Sweden in particular is a country with large socioeconomic inequities in yo…
Steps Toward Justice
Introduction: Mental ill-health affects young people being marginalized to a greater extent than other young people. Nevertheless, are groups being marginalized underrepresented in health research and practice. Several models regarding youth participation have been developed, but knowledge is still lacking on how health promotion practitioners can equitably involve young people when developing health promotion efforts. Aim: This study aims to (1)…
Young people’s proposals for tackling everyday challenges in order to improve mental health
Both groups proposed that adults must listen more to young people in order to improve the everyday challenges young people face. However, the low SES group in general expressed both more frustration and more agency, compared to the high SES group. This could be important to consider when planning school-based mental health promotion in different socioeconomic neighborhoods
Good and equitable health” – a critical analysis of equity discourses in Swedish regional action plans for mental health
The goal of Swedish public health policy is to create conditions that enable good and equitable health and eliminate avoidable health inequities. Although previous research emphasizes the importance of considering inequities in mental health promotion and policy, and although researchers and policy makers emphasize the importance of a system-approach to mental health, there seems to be an ambiguity in how the concept of equity is understood. Ther…
Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Focus group (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works)