Search for dissertations about: "Psychometric measurement"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 77 swedish dissertations containing the words Psychometric measurement.

  2. 11. Measuring peer victimization and school leadership : A study of definitions, measurement methods and associations with psychosomatic health

    Author : Lisa Hellström; Curt Hagquist; Robert Thornberg; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Bullying; measurement methods; pedagogical leadership; psychosomatic health; Rasch analysis; Mobbning; mätmetoder; pedagogiskt ledarskap; psykosomatisk hälsa; Rasch analys; Public Health Science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore methods for assessing peer victimization and pedagogical leadership in school.The thesis includes four studies. Study I and II are based on web-based questionnaires among 2, 568 students in grades 7, 8 and 9. READ MORE

  4. 12. Ethnocultural Empathy : Measurement, psychometric properties, and differences between students in health care education programmes

    Author : Chato Rasoal; Elinor Edvardsson Stiwne; Stephan Hau; Chrsitina Cliffordson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethnocultural empathy; factor analysis; health care; and culture; Etnokulturell empati; faktor analys; hälsovård; och kultur; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate empathy for persons from ethnical groups different than one’s own, an ability called ethnocultural empathy. A scale measuring ethnocultural empathy was translated and validated for a Swedish context and tested in a student sample, a majority of which were healthcare students. Three studies were performed. READ MORE

  5. 13. Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of two questionnaires for the assessment of occupational performance in children with disability : Children's Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI)

    Author : Ahmed Amer; Liselotte Norling Hermansson; Ann-Christin Eliasson; Åsa Lundgren-Nilsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Measurement tool; occupational performance; Rasch analysis; reliability; cross-cultural; validity evidence; Jordan; Uganda;

    Abstract : Globally, 93–150 million children live with some form of disability, most of them live in developing countries. Occupational performance describes a person’s ability to execute tasks that are meaningful, in the context in which the person lives. READ MORE

  6. 14. Depression among Adolescents : Measurement and diagnosis, Environmental factors, and Genetics

    Author : Catalina Torres Soler; Kent W. Nilsson; Cecilia Åslund; Sofia H Kanders; Åsa Westrin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Adolescent; parent; depression; scale; genetics; Adolescente; padres; evaluación; scale; depression; genética; Child and Youth Psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

    Abstract : Depression is a common disorder and a major cause of disability. The prevalence of depression in adolescents is 12-25%. The use of valid instruments in psychiatric assessment contributes to diagnostic validity and consistency. READ MORE

  7. 15. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Heart : Image quality, measurement accuracy and patient experience

    Author : Britt-Marie Ahlander; Jan Engvall; Elisabeth Ericsson; Eva Maret; Marcus Carlsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine; Medicin;

    Abstract : Background: Non-invasive diagnostic imaging of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) is frequently carried out with cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) or myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (MPS). CMR is the gold standard for the evaluation of scar after myocardial infarction and MPS the clinical gold standard for ischemia. READ MORE