Search for dissertations about: "Parent Agreement."

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  1. 1. Becoming a Parent of a Child with Intellectual Disability

    Author : Petra Boström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Parent; Perceptions; Parental Representations; Temperament; Parent Agreement.;

    Abstract : When a child is diagnosed with intellectual disability (ID) parents’ reactions differ; some parents experience increased levels of stress and depression, while others find meaning in the duty of caring for a child with special needs. Parents’ reactions to diagnosis have also been found to be versatile within the person, with many parents expressing emotions that may be contradictory. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Swedish School Meal as a Public Meal : Collective Thinking, Actions and Meal Patterns

    Author : Christine Persson Osowski; Christina Fjellström; Helen Göranzon; Päivi Palojoki; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; school meal; children; school; social constructionism; teachers; agreement; meal; Kostvetenskap; Food; Nutrition and Dietetics;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study what role the Swedish school meal has as a public meal in Swedish culture. An additional aim is to study the meal patterns of children, including the school meal.An ethnological questionnaire with 192 informants was used to study people’s perceptions and memories of the school meal. READ MORE

  3. 3. Epidemiological studies of asthma and allergic diseases in teenagers : methodological aspects and tobacco use

    Author : Linnea Hedman; Eva Rönmark; Bertil Forsberg; Maria Nordin; Amund Gulsvik; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; asthma; allergic diseases; wheeze; agreement; smoking; snus; teenagers;

    Abstract : Parental reports are often used in studies of asthma and allergic diseases in children. A change in respondent from parent to index subject usually occurs during adolescence. Little is known about the effects this change in method might have on the outcomes of a longitudinal study. READ MORE

  4. 4. Fears, anxieties and cognitive-behavioral treatment of specific phobias in youth

    Author : Lena Reuterskiöld; Lars-Göran Öst; C. Philip Kendall; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Specific phobia; one-session treatment; child anxiety; parenting; motivation; assessment; parent diagnoses; cognitive-behavioral therapy; Psychology; Psykologi; Clinical Psychology; klinisk psykologi;

    Abstract : The present dissertation consists of three empirical studies on children and adolescents presenting with various specific phobias in Stockholm, Sweden and in Virginia, USA. The overall aim was to contribute to our understanding of childhood fears, anxiety and phobias and to evaluate the efficacy and portability of a one-session treatment of specific phobias in youth. READ MORE

  5. 5. Perceived health in Swedish school students : a longitudinal prevalence study

    Author : Gunilla Brun Sundblad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Abdominal pain; child-parent agreement; headache; leisure activities; musculoskeletal pain; organized sports; perceived health; physical education class; school children; sports injury; stress;

    Abstract : This thesis, with a national sample of Swedish school students, is part of a collaborate project between Karolinska Institutet, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and Stockholm Institute of Education carried out in 2001 and with a follow-up study in 2004. The overall aim of the collaboration was to investigate the conditions and circumstances surrounding school children's physical activities, their physical capacity, and general health status, with special attention paid to changes over time and with increase in age. READ MORE