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To evaluate self-perceived psychosomatic health and stress patterns among Swedish individuals aged 10 to 24 years between 2005 and 2010.

January 1, 2012BMJ OpenOpen Access

Self-perceived psychosomatic health in Swedish children, adolescents and young adults: an internet-based survey over time

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To evaluate self-perceived psychosomatic health and stress patterns among Swedish individuals aged 10 to 24 years between 2005 and 2010.
Conducted repeated cross-sectional surveys using validated questionnaires administered anonymously via a Swedish community website in 2005, 2007, and 2010.
Surveyed children, adolescents, and young adults aged 10–24 years, collecting up to 140,000 total responses with a 41% response rate for a single stress question.
Frequent stress was reported by 47% of females compared to 29% of males.
Psychosomatic complaints were considerably more frequent in older teenage females than in age-matched males, whereas complaint rates were similar between sexes at ages 10–12.
Self-perceived health status across both sexes was slightly better in 2007 compared to assessments in 2010.

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Repeated cross-sectional survey reports worsening psychosomatic complaints and stress among older adolescent females, highlighting widening sex-based disparities in mental well-being.

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Friberg et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a99ce240c3d7640c6fdfd98 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000681

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Repeated cross-sectional survey reports worsening psychosomatic complaints and stress among older adolescent females, highlighting widening sex-based disparities in mental well-being.

Self-perceived psychosomatic health in Swedish children, adolescents and young adults: an internet-based survey over time

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