Search for dissertations about: "occupational attainment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words occupational attainment.

2. 1. Childhood Self-Regulation, Academic Achievement, and Occupational Attainment

   Author : Håkan Andersson; Lars R. Bergman; Petra Lindfors; Frederick Morrison; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Academic achievement; self-regulation; executive functions; school readiness; occupational attainment; educational attainment; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to extend knowledge of the interplay between self-regulation (SR) skills during childhood in relation to academic achievement and later adult educational and occupational attainment. Previous research has shown that cool SR (i.e., cognitive) is more closely linked to academic achievement than hot SR (i. READ MORE

4. 2. Life is doing. Facilitators and hindrances for occupational performance in adults with cerebral palsy - including methods of intervention

   Author : Lena Bergqvist; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; occupational performance; cerebral palsy; person-centred intervention; self-assessment; activity of daily living; social participation; mental fatigue; metacognition; executive functions; selfefficacy; validity;

   Abstract : Introduction: Occupational performance is a complex process which poses difficulties to persons with CP even where they have relatively good motor function. Aim: To explore and describe the perception of occupational performance in everyday life in adults with cerebral palsy, to examine whether a certain intervention has the potential to improve opportunities for occupational performance, and to test an instrument that can be used to detect occupational imbalance in this target group. READ MORE

5. 3. Driving to Learn. The process of growing consciousness of tool use - a grounded theory of de-plateauing

   Author : Lisbeth Nilsson; Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; rehabilitation; revalidation; kinesitherapy; Physical medicine; arbetsmiljömedicin; Yrkesmedicin; industrial medicine; Occupational health; assessment; outcome; profound cognitive disabilities; powered wheelchair; joystick; well-being; control; self-awareness; growth; facilitate; activity; occupation;

   Abstract : The Driving to Learn project explored possible achievements of training people with cognitive disabilities in a joystick-operated powered wheelchair utilizing the grounded theory approach. Theoretical sampling led the concomitant collection and analysis of data. READ MORE

6. 4. It Breaks a Man's Heart - Socioeconomic Differences in the Onset of Cardiovascular Disease in Contemporary Sweden

   Author : Tina Hannemann; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cardiovascular disease; socioeconomic status; occupational stress; income attainment; occupational class; immigration; intermarriage; indirect impact pathways;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis investigates the relationship between socioeconomic status and the onset of cardiovascular disease in a contemporary population of natives and foreign-born individuals in Sweden. The complexity of individual socioeconomic characteristics and the interrelationship with other cardiovascular risk factors is the focus of the studies in this thesis. READ MORE

7. 5. Immigrant Careers - Why Country of Origin Matters

   Author : Jonas Helgertz; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; income attainment; early-life; glass ceiling; occupational mobility; immigrants; labor market; Sweden; pre-migration characteristics; linguistic distance;

   Abstract : This dissertation examines the labor market outcomes of a population of natives and immigrants in Sweden from 1968 and until 2001. Previous research has consistently pointed to the importance of an individual’s country of origin, without being able to fully explain why this is the case. READ MORE