Search for dissertations about: "Psychological needs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 206 swedish dissertations containing the words Psychological needs.

  2. 1. Psychological and Behavioral Aspects of Receiving Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Cancer

    Author : Afsaneh Hayat Roshanai; Karin Nordin; Richard Rosenquist; Yvonne Brandberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hereditary cancer; genetic counseling; psychological distress; adherence; genetic knowledge; risk perception; sharing genetic information; at-risk relatives’ experiences; informational needs; Clinical genetics; Klinisk genetik; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Psychology; Psykologi; Genetics; Genetik;

    Abstract : The overall aims of this thesis were to investigate psychological and behavioral effects of receiving cancer genetic counseling for breast, ovarian and colorectal cancer and/or with a family history of these cancer types and to determine whether counselees’ informational needs were met. Study I was performed 3-7 years post-counseling. READ MORE

  4. 2. Analyzing self-report data : assessing basic psychological needs in education and at work

    Author : Sofie Holmquist; Bert Jonsson; Miguel Inzunza; Mehdi Ghazinour; Jan-Eric Gustafsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Validity; Self-Determination theory; Psychometric analysis; Test adaption; Measurement;

    Abstract : The overall aims of this thesis were 1) to investigate how to measure and model basic psychological needs in higher education and work contexts, specifically in Swedish-speaking populations, and 2) to analyze the psychometric properties of basic psychological needs self-report instruments.The thesis consists of four studies and a summary. READ MORE

  5. 3. Psychological distress and contentment after primary total knee replacement

    Author : Aamir Mahdi; Per Wretenberg; Maria Hälleberg-Nyman; Olof Sköldenberg; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anxiety; contentment; depression; discontentment; psychological distress; patients’ expectations; total knee replacement;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to study patients with anxiety/depression symptoms before and after primary total knee replacement, particularly in terms of improvements in patients-reported outcomes, and particularly among those who were discontent with the surgery. This could hopefully improve patients' contentment after TKR. READ MORE

  6. 4. Towards a retained health in testicular-cancer patients - long-term cognitive function, missing a testicle and psychological needs

    Author : Johanna Skoogh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; testicular-cancer patients; testicular-survivors; chematherapy; cognitive function; compromised languare; single-item question; depression; feelings of loss; feelings of shame; psykological needs; crisis;

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  7. 5. Incorporating adolescents' interpretations and feelings about parents into models of parental control

    Author : Fumiko Kakihara; Lauree Tilton-Weaver; Margaret Kerr; Judith Smetana; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adolescence; adolescent; parents; parenting; parental control; interpretations; feelings; needs; parent-child relationship; problem behaviors; self-esteem; Psychology; Psykologi; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : Much of research on parental control has focused on how parents can effectively regulate their adolescents. Barber contributed to this by theorizing that there are two types of control that have import during adolescence: behavioral and psychological control. READ MORE