Search for dissertations about: "Håkan Stattin"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words Håkan Stattin.
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16. On the developmental significance of female pubertal timing
Abstract : Puberty is the process of becoming sexually mature and it has fundamental somatic and psychosocial implications. The focus of this dissertation was the short and long term developmental significance, concerning both soma et psyche, of female pubertal timing. Four studies were designed to accomplish these aims. READ MORE
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17. Metabolic factors and cancer risk : prospective studies on prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and cancer overall
Abstract : Background: A large number of prospective studies have shown that overweight and diabetes are related to an increased risk of many cancers, including colorectal cancer. In contrast, diabetes has been related to a decreased risk of prostate cancer, and overweight has been related to an increased risk of fatal, but not of incident, prostate cancer. READ MORE
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18. Embedded in a context : the adaptation of immigrant youth
Abstract : With rising levels of immigration comes a need to know what fosters positive adaptation for the youth growing up in a new culture of settlement.The issue is increasingly studied; however, little of the research conducted has combined a developmental with a contextual approach. READ MORE
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19. Multiple perspectives on harsh parenting
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20. A new look at parenting during adolescence : reciprocal interactions in everyday life
Abstract : In this dissertation I pose the question: Under what conditions are parent-child relationships linked to good, or bad, adolescent adjustment and under what conditions are they not? Study I focused on subjects with multiproblematic adjustment. It was proposed that multiproblematic adjustment in adolescence (as well as in late childhood and early adulthood) has to be seen in terms of individual and family characteristics early in life. READ MORE