Search for dissertations about: "thesis on burnout"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 90 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on burnout.

2. 1. Burnout?

   Author : Marie Söderfeldt; Socialhögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theory of social work; Social changes; work conditions; alienation; emotional demands; demand-control model; Social psychology; Sociala förändringar; teorier om socialt arbete; Socialpsykologi;

   Abstract : In this thesis, two questions are answered: What is burnout?, and What causes burnout? Essentialist conceptions of burnout are criticized and burnout is regarded as a syndrome in the sense of a practice concept, not possible to delineate exactly. Practice concepts are compared to social constructions. READ MORE

4. 2. A thesis on fire : Studies of work engagement, Type A behavior and burnout

   Author : Ulrika Eriksson Hallberg; Gunn Johansson; Wilmar Schaufeli; Irene Jensen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Work engagement; Type A behavior; burnout; construct validity; job stress; ‘on fire’; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : The overall address of the present thesis is the relationship between being ‘on fire’ and burning out. More specifically, the thesis focused largely on two representations of involvement in work (work engagement and Type A behavior) and their respective relationships to burnout. READ MORE

5. 3. Psychosocial work factors and burnout : a study of a working general population and patients at a stress rehabilitation clinic

   Author : Sofia Norlund; Lisbeth Slunga Järvholm; Margareta Kristenson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Burnout; exhaustion disorder; psychosocial work factors; coping; social support; demands; control; job strain; job insecurity; sick leave; return to work; working population; epidemiology; grounded theory; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : Background The psychosocial work environment affects our health (e.g., sick leave and mortality rates). Research on psychosocial work factors and burnout has focused on specific workplaces or occupations and rarely evaluated in the general population or used longitudinal designs. READ MORE

6. 4. Striving for self-esteem : Conceptualizations and role in burnout

   Author : Victoria Blom; Maarit Johnson; Petra Lindfors; Martin Bäckström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; self-esteem; contingent self-esteem; burnout; stressors; gender; stress; work; competence; performance; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : When self-esteem is dependent on competence individuals invest a great deal of effort in their accomplishments in order to validate themselves. The aim of the present thesis was to develop a theoretically sound and valid concept and measure of contingent self-esteem dependent on competence, and examine its vulnerable implications and role in burnout. READ MORE

7. 5. Rehabilitation for patients with burnout

   Author : Therese Stenlund; Christina Ahlgren; Lisbeth Slunga Birgander; Bernt Lindahl; Christina H. Opava; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; burnout; social support; work demands; population surveillance; epidemiology; randomised controlled trials; cognitive therapy; sick leave; mind-body and relaxation techniques; anxiety; depression; grounded-theory analysis; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Stress-related diseases and burnout have increased in Sweden during the last decades. In 2006, the most common diagnoses for new cases of sickness compensation were mental and behavioural disorders in both women and men. READ MORE