Search for dissertations about: "single father"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words single father.

2. 1. Lone parenting, socioeconomic conditions and severe ill-health : longitudinal register-based studies

   Author : Gunilla Ringbäck Weitoft; Denny Vågerö; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health; Single parent; single mother; single father; children; risk factor; socio-economic status; mortality; morbidity; injury; psychiatric disease; education; epidemiology; longitudinal; Folkhälsomedicin; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

   Abstract : The general aims of this dissertation are to analyse how family situation, and especially lone parenting, influence health and life chances in Sweden and the extent to which possible relations are influenced by socioeconomic circumstances and health selection. In two population-based cohort studies we analysed overall and cause-specific mortality (1991-95), and also severe morbidity (1991-94) from different causes among lone mothers in comparison with mothers with partners. READ MORE

4. 2. Parents' postnatal sense of security (PPSS) developing an instrument and description of important factors based on mothers' and fathers' experiences

   Author : Eva-Kristina Persson; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mother Father Parent Postnatal Security;

   Abstract : Background: Postnatal sense of security, for parents, the first week after childbirth is important for their own and their baby’s wellbeing. Variables influencing the mother’s, and particularly the father’s, sense of security during the first postnatal week are not well known. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on immigrant self-employment and labour supply

   Author : Lina Andersson; Mats Hammarstedt; Eskil Wadensjö; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Self-employment; Intergenerational transmission; Immigrants; Labour supply; Labour force participation; Policy evaluation; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This licentiate’s thesis consists of two essays on immigrant self-employment and labour supply.The first essay (co-author Mats Hammarstedt), Intergenerational transmissions in immigrant self-employment: Evidence from three generations, reviews intergenerational transmissions in immigrant self-employment over three generations. READ MORE

6. 4. Clinical management of children with type I diabetes mellitus : a prospective, randomized psycho-educational intervention trial

   Author : Gun Forsander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : child; diabetes mellitus; management regimen; initial treatment; intervention; family therapy; risk detection; education; paternal adjustment; dietary habits; glycaemic control;

   Abstract : The basic question addressed in this investigation was: is it possible to exert a significant influence on the course of diabetes mellitus in children by the use of a specific initial management regimen? The conventionally, hospital care treatment regimen (control group) was compared to a multi-disciplinary programme for family-oriented crises intervention with a learn-by-doing pedagogy and care in a therapeutic environment (study group). The reactions and the adjustment to the new family situation with a diabetic child were elucidated. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on economic outcomes of immigrants and homosexuals

   Author : Lina) Lina (current name Aldén Andersson; Mats Hammarstedt; Bertil Holmlund; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labour supply; Labour force participation; Policy evaluation; Immigrants; Self-employment; Intergenerational transmission; Occupational choice; Earnings; Sexual orientation; Discrimination; Field experiment; Housing market; Internet.; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of five essays on the economic outcomes of immigrants and homosexuals on the labour and housing market.Essay I evaluates the effect of an in-work benefit on the labour supply of single immigrant women by means of simulation. READ MORE