Spiritual Health and the Well-Being of Urban Young People

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There were no differences on this issue for young people living with both parents and those whowere not.Some of the key findings summarised above are illustrated in Figure 4 which shows theproportions of young people in different categories who were worried about being bullied atschool.Figure 4: Factors associated with being worried about bullyingFemaleMale25%31%Year 9Year 1025%31%NorthSouth24%31%Religious affiliationNo religious affiliation25%31%0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%There were also big differences in the extent of worry about going out alone at night in the localarea, with urban females (46%) being more than twice as likely to be worried about this asurban males (20%).The differences between the sexes in terms of worries about bullying and personal safety areconsistent with other recent research (MORI, 2004: 48-49) which found that females are moreworried about these issues than males, and also that these worries tend to lessen as youngpeople get older. This research also found that the likelihood of being worried about theseissues was not necessarily consistent with their likelihood of occurrence. Whilst the evidencesuggested that females and younger teenagers were more likely to be bullied, it also suggestedthat males and older teenagers were more likely to be physically assaulted (MORI, 2004: 53)SummaryThe analysis in this section shows strong sex differences and strong differences in terms ofreligious factors.Females tended to emphasise the importance of their peer relationships more than males, andalso had more worries about perceived attractiveness, getting on with peers, and being bullied.Similar patterns were in evidence for young people who prayed regularly and believed in eternallife. Young people in these groups had higher than average likelihood of seeking support fromothers, and also of having worries in terms of their relationships with others. The findingsregarding high worries about being bullied for young people with religious affiliation, beliefs andpractices raises concerns about religious harassment amongst young people.18
Factors associated with well-being in the environmental domainThe report explores three aspects of young people’s relationships to the environment – theirfeelings about their local area, their attitudes to ethnic diversity and immigration, and theirconcerns about global environmental issues.Feelings about local areaIn relation to feelings about their local area:• Males were significantly more concerned about problems such as crime and drinkingand tended to have less positive views about other issues in their area than didfemales. However, females were somewhat less likely to like the area they lived in andto feel that it cared about young people.• Concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour also tended to be higher amongstolder young people, young people who lived in the North, and young people with oneor more parents who were not in paid employment.• There were less clear patterns in relation to prayer and belief in eternal life, althoughthe trend tended to be towards young people who believed in eternal life also beingmore concerned about problems in the area in which they lived.Factors which were associated with attitudes to diversityThe research shows some strong patterns in relation to attitudes about immigration and ethnicdiversity.There were significant patterns in response to the statement ‘There are too many black peopleliving in this country’, as shown in Figure 5Figure 5: Factors associated with agreeing that ‘there are too many Black people living in thiscountry’Female10%Male24%Year 9Year 1016%19%SouthNorth16%21%PrayedDid not pray14%21%0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%19
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