Search for dissertations about: "mood"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 360 swedish dissertations containing the word mood.
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1. Allopregnanolone and mood : studies of postmenopausal women during treatment with progesterone
Abstract : Introduction. Allopregnanolone and pregnanolone (neuroactive metabolites of progesterone) act as positive modulators of the GABAA receptor system which is the major inhibitory system in CNS. Contradictory results on the effect of GABAA receptor modulators are reported. READ MORE
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2. Poor Choices? : On Social Context and the Claiming of Means-tested Benefits
Abstract : In this dissertation, comprising one theoretical chapter and three self-contained empirical studies, I study how the choice to claim means-tested benefits is affected by the social context. In Chapter 1, Considering Choices, I discuss how sociological research can benefit from taking choices into account, and I review the literature on rational choice theory to assess its relevance as a tool for considering choices in sociology. READ MORE
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3. Hormonal contraception, mood and sexual function
Abstract : Hormonal contraceptives (HCs) are used by millions of women worldwide. Apart from their contraceptive effect, they also offer additional health benefits such as decreased menstrual bleedings and amelioration of menstrual-related pain. READ MORE
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4. Intergenerational Persistence and Ethnic Disparities in Education
Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays in the sociology of educational stratification. Study I draws on newly collected survey data to assess the biases that arise in estimating socioeconomic differences in achievement when relying on parent and student reported data on social background. READ MORE
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5. Taking Part on Equal Terms? : Associations between Economic Resources and Social Participation among Swedish Adolescents
Abstract : This dissertation contains four empirical studies examining associations between economic resources and social participation among Swedish adolescents. All four studies draw data from a school-based survey covering a nationally representative sample of the 2010 cohort of Swedish eighth-grade students. READ MORE