Search for dissertations about: "Affective"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 359 swedish dissertations containing the word Affective.

  2. 1. Affective Borderscapes : Constructing, Enacting and Contesting Borders across the Southeastern Mediterranean

    Author : Ioanna Wagner Tsoni; James W. Scott; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : Migration; Affect; Borders; Borderscapes; Mediterranean; Greece; Aegean Sea; Lesvos; Refugees;

    Abstract : In the wake of a sociopolitically volatile era, which is increasingly characterized by the intensive and extensive proliferation of borders, the management of borders and migration are considered as predominantly rational and dispassionate processes. Their functions and filtering mechanisms, however, are increasingly underpinned by the instrumental top-down exertion of affective power and by the cultivation of emotional dispositions among political communities. READ MORE

  4. 2. Affective motivation : Studies of its importance for entrepreneurial activities

    Author : Adesuwa Omorede; Jukka Vesalainen; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Entreprenörskap och innovation; Entrepreneurship and Innovation;

    Abstract : Motivation is a significant concept within the entrepreneurial process, referring to everything from identifying opportunities and generating or articulating ideas to evaluating opportunities and planning steps to form or launch an enterprise and then grow and develop that enterprise. Motivational drivers can be classified as non-affective (i.e. READ MORE

  5. 3. Affective Ludology : Scientific Measurement of User Experience in Interactive Entertainment

    Author : Lennart Nacke; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Digital games provide the most engaging interactive experiences. Researching gameplay experience is done mainly in the science and technology (e.g., human-computer interaction, physiological and entertainment computing) and social science (e. READ MORE

  6. 4. Affective personality expressed in psychiatric patients

    Author : Madeleine Zöller; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; affective state; affective personality; psychiatric patients; psychiatric symptoms; mood; stress; energy; disposional optimism; gender;

    Abstract : In Study I, the influence of an affective personality type upon psychological health was examined in 100 psychiatric patients. Factors predicting positive and negative affect were studied in a comparison of the patients with a healthy norm group of 1925 individuals. READ MORE

  7. 5. Simulation in university chemistry education : cognitive and affective aspects

    Author : Mikael Winberg; Leif Hedman; Michael Sjöström; Helge Strömdahl; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Simulation; knowledge accessibility; discourse quality; cognitive load; task design; affective experiences; learning; attitudes; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik;

    Abstract : This thesis undertakes two main tasks; to explore, within the authentic educational context, variables that influence the quality and outcomes of the knowledge-constructing activity during the simulation exercise; and to find appropriate instruments and methods to measure these variables, processes and outcomes. Closed-ended tasks that provided a high degree of structure, i. READ MORE