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1. The psychological situation in an interactional perspective of personality : a theoretical background and some empirical studies
Abstract : A total of nine studies are presented addressing the issue of 'the psychological situation' in personality research. After a review of environmental conceptualizations in two basic theories of personality - behavior theory and trait theory - a modern interactionistic perspective on situation analysis is summarized. READ MORE
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2. At first blush : the impact of shyness on early adolescents' social worlds
Abstract : Shyness as a behavioral characteristic has been in focus of research in psychology for a number of decades. Adolescent shyness has, however, been relatively overlooked compared with studies conducted on children and adults. READ MORE
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3. Parent's reactions to adolescents' problematic behaviors
Abstract : Traditional socialization theories suggest that parents shape their children, and parents’ socialization strategies are decided upon largely independent of the children. These ideas, however, have received criticism. In this dissertation, I focus on how children and adolescents influence their parents’ behaviors. READ MORE
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4. Early diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer : observational studies in the National Prostate Cancer Register of Sweden and the Västerbotten Intervention Project
Abstract : Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has caused a steep increase in the incidence of prostate cancer, especially the incidence of localised low risk disease. In order to decrease the overdiagnosis accompanied by PSA testing, analysis of inherited genetic variants have been suggested as potential tools for clinical assessment of disease risk. READ MORE
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5. Metabolic factors and risk of prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer
Abstract : Background: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Sweden with around 10,000 new cases every year. Kidney and bladder cancer are less common with 1,000 and 2,000 new cases annually, respectively. READ MORE