Search for dissertations about: "parental distress"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words parental distress.

  2. 1. Parental reactions in childhood cancer : distress, risk and resilience

    Author : Eygló Guðmundsdóttir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Parents of children with cancer encounter an exceptionally difficult life experience. Acute and long-lasting distress adds to the initial traumatic experience of being told that a family member suffers from a potentially fatal illness. READ MORE

  4. 2. Parental cancer and children’s well-being : understanding the potential role of psychological stress

    Author : Chen Ruoqing; Fang Fang; Unnur Valdimarsdóttir; Katja Fall; Kamila Czene; Corinna Bergelt; Sweden Stockholm Karolinska Institutet Institutionen för Medicinsk Epidemiologi och Biostatistik; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Early life stress has a major influence on one’s health through the life course. During childhood, early experience may not only affect the normal brain development, but also influence the susceptibility to mental and physical disorders. READ MORE

  5. 3. Happy hour? Studies on well-being and time spent on paid and unpaid work

    Author : Katarina Boye; Jan O. Jonsson; Marie Evertsson; Sonja Drobnič; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Well-being; paid work; housework; gender equality; family policy; parental leave; social comparison; Sweden; Europe; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : The present thesis focuses on causes and consequences of paid working hours and housework hours among women and men in Sweden and Europe. It consists of four studies. Study I investigates changes in the division of housework in Swedish couples when they become parents. READ MORE

  6. 4. Childhood brain tumours : health and function in adult survivors and parental fears

    Author : Malin Anclair; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Childhood brain tumours; adult survivors; health-related late effects; parental fears;

    Abstract : The general aim of the present research was to investigate health and functional ability of patients treated for childhood brain tumour and systematically examine parental fears after a child s brain tumour. The aims were realised through two part-studies. READ MORE

  7. 5. Experiences of parenthood and parental support during the child's first year

    Author : Kerstin Nyström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this licentiate thesis was to describe parents' experiences of parenthood, mothers' experiences of being separated from their newborns, and also mothers' experiences of an intervention to provide parental support. Data were collected through a review of the literature (I) and through tape-recorded narrative interviews with mothers (II, III). READ MORE