Anonymous : the problems, dilemmas and desires of Slovenian adolescents in online counselling

Lekić, Ksenija (author), Konec Juričič, Nuša (author), Tratnjek, Petra (author), Cugmas, Marjan (author), Kukovič, Darja (author), Jereb, Borut (author)

Introduction: Online counselling represents a new medium for finding health information. The aim of the research is to determine the importance of analysis of adolescents' issues in order to understand their problems, needs and desires. Methods: In 2012 the system for the classification of questions by the type of problem was introduced. In relation to the contents the questions were first sorted to the parent category then followed by the categorization according to the subject matter. The calculation comprised the portions, averages and quartiles, and in some cases even Cramer's V coefficients. The analysis covered the entire defined population (3,257 coded questions). Results: Most of the users are girls (76 %), the most representative group encompasses adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years (57 %). Most questions were grouped into the categories Sexuality and sexual health (24 %), Relationships (23 %) and Body (20 %). The length of posts increases with the age of the user (Cr's V = 0.18), but differs by the gender (a higher proportion of longer questions (Cr's V = 0.15) were posted by girls) and the themes (Cr's V = 0.31). Discussion and conclusion: The categorizing of questions is suitable for the identification and analysis of adolescents' problems, needs and desires. Regular categorisation of questions with analysis will serve as a useful research tool for youth work.

• Language: English
• Keywords: online questions, coding, problem typology, mental health
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Publisher: Zbornica zdravstvene nege
• Year: 2014
• Number of pages: Str. 78-87
• Numbering: Letn. 48, št. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-79835
• UDC: 613.96
• ISSN on article: 1318-2951
• DOI: 10.14528/snr.2014.48.2.17
• COBISS.SI-ID: 520084761
• Publication date in RUL: 30.12.2015

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• Title: Obzornik zdravstvene nege. strokovno glasilo Zveze društev medicinskih sester in zdravstvenih tehnikov Slovenije
• Shortened title: Obzor. zdrav. neg.
• Publisher: Zbornica zdravstvene nege
• ISSN: 1318-2951
• COBISS.SI-ID: 39433728

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Anonimno : problemi, dileme in hrepenenja slovenskih mladostnikov v spletni svetovalnici

Abstract

Uvod: Spletne svetovalnice predstavljajo nov medij za iskanje informacij o zdravju. Cilj raziskave je ugotoviti pomen analiz vprašanj mladostnikov za razumevanje njihovih problemov, potreb in hrepenenj. Metode: Leta 2012 je bila uvedena katalogizacija vprašanj spletne svetovalnice glede na tipologijo problemov. Vprašanja so bila glede na vsebino sproti razvrščena v krovno kategorijo in nato pod več vsebinskih tem. Izračunani so bili deleži, povprečja ter kvartili, v nekaterih primerih Cramerjevih V koeficientov. Analiza je zajela celotno opredeljeno statistično populacijo (3.257 kodiranih vprašanj), obiskovalcev spletne svetovalnice, v obdobju med 1. januarjem 2012 in 31. decembrom 2012. Rezultati: Večino uporabnikov predstavljajo dekleta (76 %), najbolj reprezentativno skupino mladostnikov pa stari med 14 in 17 let (57 %). Največ vprašanj je bilo razvrščenih v kategorije spolnost in spolno zdravje (24 %), odnosi (23 %) in telo (20 %). Dolžina objav raste s starostjo uporabnika (Cr's V = 0,18), razlikuje pa se tudi glede na spol uporabnika (dekleta so objavila večji delež daljših vprašanj (Cr's V = 0,15)) in tematiko (Cr's V = 0,31). Diskusija in zaključek: Katalogizacija vprašanj je primerna za identifikacijo in analizo problemov, potreb in hrepenenj mladostnikov. Redna periodična klasifikacija vprašanj z analizami bo služila kot uporabno raziskovalno orodje za delo z mladostniki.

• Keywords: samoocena zdravja, zdravje, mladostniki, vedenje, trendi