Search for dissertations about: "Child and Youth studies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 72 swedish dissertations containing the words Child and Youth studies.

2. 21. Anxiety among Adolescents : Measurement, Clinical Characteristics, and Influences of Parenting and Genetics

   Author : Susanne Olofsdotter; K.W. Nilsson; Tomas Furmark; Mats Humble; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescent; anxiety; assessment; prevalence; comorbidity; parenting; oxytocin; gene–environment interaction; differential susceptibility; Child and Youth Psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

   Abstract : Anxiety is the most commonly reported mental health problem among adolescents. Still, many adolescents in need of treatment are not detected and the clinical characteristics and etiological pathways of adolescent anxiety are under-researched topics. READ MORE

4. 22. Indirect effects of unemployment and low earnings : Crime and children's school performance

   Author : Anna Nilsson; Jonas Agell; Rudolf Winter-Ebmer; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays that consider indirect effects of unemployment and low earnings on crime and children’s school performance. The first essay, Crime, unemployment and labor market programs in turbulent times (joint with Jonas Agell), investigates the effect of unemployment and participation in labor market programs, in general and among youth, on Swedish crime rates using a new panel data set for Swedish municipalities for the period 1996-2000. READ MORE

5. 23. Japanese adolescents' self-concept and well-being in comparison with other countries

   Author : Saori Nishikawa; Elisabet Sundbom; Bruno Hägglöf; Martin Eisemann; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adolescence; self-concept; mental health; attachment style; perceived parental rearing; cross-cultural; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi; Child and Youth Psychiatry; barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

   Abstract : Background: In a rapidly changing and increasingly interconnected world, the issue of mental health and well-being among adolescents is one of the important research topics. However, there have been few studies amongst Japanese adolescents that have been published in international journals. READ MORE

6. 24. Decolonial re-existence and sports : stories of Afghan youth in Sweden

   Author : Sepandarmaz Mashreghi; Kutte Jönsson; Susanna Hedenborg; Aarti Ratna; Malmö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : In the context of sports and migration, research within policy-driven themes (i.e., integration) have consistently flattened out the migrants’ experiences, meanings and understandings of sports and physical activity to make sense for and from Euro-centric perspectives and framings. READ MORE

7. 25. Juvenile chronic physical illness in Northern Russia : Studies on mental health, health-related quality of life, and family functioning

   Author : Anna Zashikhina; Bruno Hägglöf; Marianne Cederblad; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic physical illness; adolescence; mental health; behavior emotional problems; depression; self-esteem; health-related quality of life; family functioning; Child and Youth Psychiatry; barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

   Abstract : Background Chronic physical illness (CPI) is a prolonged, rarely cured condition, which often causes impairment of activities of a child’s or adolescent’s daily living. This thesis encompasses three cohorts of patients with CPI – diagnosed with diabetes, asthma or epilepsy. READ MORE