Search for dissertations about: "Middle Adulthood"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 swedish dissertations containing the words Middle Adulthood.

2. 1. Children’s Peer Status and Their Adjustment in Adolescence and Adulthood : Developmental issues in sociometric research

   Author : Peter Zettergren; Lars R. Bergman; Thomas W. Farmer; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sociometric peer status; classification; stability; cluster analysis; longitudinal; long-term adjustment; childhood; adolescence; adulthood; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : The present research intended to examine the relationship between childhood stable peer status and adjustment in midadolescence for both genders, and adjustment in early and middle adulthood for women. One-year stably peer rejected, popular, and average boys and girls were identified by an age 10 and age 11 sociometric classification procedure using positive nominations and rank-ordering. READ MORE

4. 2. Mind the gap : transition to adulthood – youths' with disabilities and their caregivers' perspectives

   Author : Elisabet Björquist; Eva Nordmark; Inger Hallström; Högskolan Väst; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Disability; youth; caregiver; transition to adulthood; immigrant; preferences; needs; Barn- och ungdomsvetenskap; Child and Youth studies; Socialt arbete; Social work; Disability; youth; caregiver; transition to adulthood; immigrant; preferences; needs.;

   Abstract : Transition to adulthood, referring to the process of moving from childhood to adulthood, can be a complex period for youths with disabilities who might need special support transitioning into an independent life as adults. Caregivers are significant persons for the youths, which is why their own health and wellbeing is important. READ MORE

5. 3. Neurodevelopmental disorders (ESSENCE): Early detection and outcome in adulthood

   Author : Valdemar Landgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; developmental coordination disorder; fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; ESSENCE-Q;

   Abstract : Objectives: Examine outcomes in adulthood for a group of individuals diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), and for another group during childhood diagnosed with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with concurrent developmental coordination disorder (DCD). In addition, to also examine the usefulness of a parental screening questionnaire for concerns regarding neurodevelopmental problems (NDPs) in 11-year-old children. READ MORE

6. 4. From Birth to Senescence. Studies on factors at birth and their relation to morbidity in women in adult life

   Author : Susan W. Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; birth weight; birth length; gestational age; recall; epidemiology; longitudinal; middle age; women; blood pressure; hypertension; cancer;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with factors at birth and their relation to disease in later adulthood. The aims of this thesis were to a) identify variables in Swedish midwife records at the early part of the 1900's and their relation to birth outcome; b) assess agreement between self-reported birth weight and recorded birth weight; and, c) examine the relationship between size at birth and 1) hypertension, and, 2) cancer morbidity in adult women. READ MORE

7. 5. Bereavement in adulthood and risks of incident and recurrent cardiovascular diseases

   Author : Dang Wei; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Bereavement, the loss of a family member or a loved one, is a severely stressful life event that may occur at least once in most individuals’ life. Bereaved persons are likely to be influenced by the loss in multiple aspects of their life, such as daily routines, financial security, or sleep quality. READ MORE