Playing the complex game of social status in school – a qualitative study

Figures & data

Figure 1. The survey question ‘subjective social status in school’ used in the study, based on Goodman and colleagues [9].

Table 1. Characteristics of the study participants.

	Boys n = 28	Girls n = 29
School age
Lower secondary	10	13
Upper secondary	18	16
Country of birth
Born in Sweden	24	28
Born outside of Europe	4	1
Subjective social status in school
1–3	0	0
4	1	4
5	2	5
6	6	6
7	13	5
8	4	5
9	1	3
10	1	1

Figure 2. Network of themes describing factors and strategies that influence adolescents while playing the complex game of social status in school.

Goodman E, Adler NE, Kawachi I, et al. Adolescents’ perceptions of social status: development and evaluation of a new indicator. Pediatrics. 2001;108:e31.

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Availability statement

Data are stored at the Center for Clinical Research in Dalarna County. Because the data consist of interviews with sensitive personal information, data will not be shared.