Young adults’ perceptions of information on social distancing measures and everyday life during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark and Sweden: an interview study
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Young adults’ perceptions of information on social distancing measures and everyday life during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark and Sweden : an interview study. / Stefánsdóttir, Nina Thórný; Wassar Kirk, Jeanette; Vestergaard, Line; Bjarup Thøgersen, Dicte; Seing, Ida; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Andersen, Ove; Nilsen, Per; Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, Tine; Karlsson, Elin.
In: International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2312860, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Young adults’ perceptions of information on social distancing measures and everyday life during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark and Sweden
T2 - an interview study
AU - Stefánsdóttir, Nina Thórný
AU - Wassar Kirk, Jeanette
AU - Vestergaard, Line
AU - Bjarup Thøgersen, Dicte
AU - Seing, Ida
AU - Vrangbæk, Karsten
AU - Andersen, Ove
AU - Nilsen, Per
AU - Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, Tine
AU - Karlsson, Elin
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Denmark and Sweden’s governments and health authorities implemented social distancing measures as the main strategy to limit the spread of the coronavirus. In Denmark, these were mostly mandatory, whereas in Sweden they were primarily voluntarily based. The aim of this study was to explore how young adults in Denmark and Sweden retrieved and perceived information during the COVID-19 pandemic and what their experiences of everyday life were with the implemented social distancing measures. To this end, 30 Danish and Swedish young adults between 18 and 25 years were interviewed. The participants considered themselves informed and reflected on multiple sources of information. However, social distancing measures were translated in different ways and had both negative and positive implications for their everyday lives. Many participants felt that their youth–as a significant phase in life–became restricted.
AB - With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Denmark and Sweden’s governments and health authorities implemented social distancing measures as the main strategy to limit the spread of the coronavirus. In Denmark, these were mostly mandatory, whereas in Sweden they were primarily voluntarily based. The aim of this study was to explore how young adults in Denmark and Sweden retrieved and perceived information during the COVID-19 pandemic and what their experiences of everyday life were with the implemented social distancing measures. To this end, 30 Danish and Swedish young adults between 18 and 25 years were interviewed. The participants considered themselves informed and reflected on multiple sources of information. However, social distancing measures were translated in different ways and had both negative and positive implications for their everyday lives. Many participants felt that their youth–as a significant phase in life–became restricted.
KW - adolescents
KW - communication
KW - compliance
KW - comprehensibility
KW - policy implementation
KW - Youths
U2 - 10.1080/02673843.2024.2312860
DO - 10.1080/02673843.2024.2312860
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85184489054
VL - 29
JO - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
JF - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
SN - 0267-3843
IS - 1
M1 - 2312860
ER -
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