Search for dissertations about: "Risk attitude and personality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Risk attitude and personality.

2. 1. The long-term injured competitive athlete : A study of psychosocial risk factors

   Author : Urban Johnson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; age; Adaptation; competitive athlete; coping; gender; long-term injury; mood; multiply-injured; non-returning; prediction; personality; psychosocial risk factors; sport; Applied and experimental psychology; sport; Tillämpad och experimentell psykologi;

   Abstract : The thesis includes five separate studies concerned mainly with psychosocial aspects of the problems that athletes afflicted with long-term sport injuries face. The first study deals with relationships between personality variables, coping strategies and mood-levels, both in athletes participating in competitive sports and in a non-athlete reference groups. READ MORE

4. 2. Epidemiological studies on mental health in Tehran - Iran

   Author : Habib Emami; Norman Sartorius; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Iran; mental health; adolescents; suicidal behavior; personality; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : Since 1979 Iranians have experienced a variety of events that reasonably will have lasting effects on their mental health. In 1979 the Islamic Revolution took place and in 1980 eight years of Iraq-Iran war started. READ MORE

5. 3. Being a Pediatric Oncologist: A Nationwide Study of Personal Resources and Difficulties When Working with Children with Cancer

   Author : Margaretha Stenmarker; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; physician; pediatric oncology; nationwide study; well-being; stress-resilience; life satisfaction; motivational factors; breaking bad news; emotional distress; instrument development;

   Abstract : Being a pediatric oncologist involves facing medical challenges, life-threatening conditions, psychosocial issues and existential provocation. The first nationwide study of 90 Swedish pediatric oncologists focuses on the psychological aspects for physicians meeting children with cancer, as well as physician-related factors promoting health and well-being. READ MORE

6. 4. Side effects and experiences of doping with anabolic androgenic steroids in men and women

   Author : Annica Börjesson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are mainly used in non-medical conditions for aesthetic and performance- enhancing purposes. The use of AAS is a growing public health problem and a concern in society due to side effects. Men and women use AAS despite their known negative effects and unknown long-term risks. READ MORE

7. 5. Mental illness : relation to childbirth and experience of motherhood

   Author : Karin Börjesson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Population-based study; depression; personality disorder; psychiatric symptoms; mode of delivery; childbirth experience; maternal adjustment;

   Abstract : This thesis comprises two population-based studies of mental illness in childbearing women in Stockholm. The principal aims in study I were to find out to what extent postnatal depression (PND) in mothers was identified at Well-Baby Clinics (WBCs) and to study its prevalence using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). READ MORE