Search for dissertations about: "Terry Hartig"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Terry Hartig.

2. 1. Aesthetic Appreciation Explicated

   Author : Östen Axelsson; Mats E. Nilsson; Birgitta Berglund; Terry Hartig; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Aesthetic Appreciation; Information-Load Model; Photographs; Soundscapes; Theory Development; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : The present doctoral thesis outlines a new model in psychological aesthetics, named the Information-Load Model. This model asserts that aesthetic appreciation is grounded in the relationship between the amount of information of stimuli and people’s capacity to process this information. READ MORE

4. 2. A Cross-Cultural Approach to Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Emotional Reactions to Music

   Author : Gonçalo Barradas; Patrik Juslin; Terry Hartig; Suvi Saarikallio; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cross-cultural perspective; emotion; functions; music; mechanisms; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Music plays a crucial role in everyday life by enabling listeners to seek individual emotional experiences. To explain why such emotions occur, we must understand the underlying process that mediates between surface-level features of the music and aroused emotions. READ MORE

5. 3. Office environment, health and job satisfaction : an explorative study of office design's influence

   Author : Christina Danielsson; Tore J. Larsson; Terry Hartig; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; office employees; physical environment; office-type; architecture; experience; satisfaction; dissatisfaction; health; well-being; job satisfaction; perception; architectural features; functional features; Architecture; Arkitektur; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The present thesis investigates environmental factors impact on office employees. More specifically, it investigates: 1) perception and experience of office environments, 2) satisfaction with office environments, and 3) health status and job satisfaction in connection to office environment. READ MORE

6. 4. Working conditions, compensatory strategies, and recovery

   Author : Klas Gustafsson; Gunnar Aronsson; Bo Melin; Terry Hartig; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; recovery; compensatory strategies; working conditions; self-ratings; vacation; validation; sickness presenteeism; sickness absence; work organization; health; allostatic load; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to study and identify working conditions related to different types of compensatory strategies and to examine the relations between such strategies and recovery. Compensatory strategies refer to how people act in order to handle a great amount of work. READ MORE

7. 5. Mindfulness training supported by a restorative natural setting : Integrating individual and environmental approaches to the management of adaptive resources

   Author : Freddie Lymeus; Terry Hartig; Per Lindberg; Mathew P. White; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mindfulness; Restorative; Environment; Meditation; Setting; Training; Attention; Adaptation; Attention; Resource; Integration; Individual; Environmental; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : This thesis integrates restorative environments research and mindfulness research: two disparate but related approaches to managing the demands of modern living. Both offer ways to improve attention regulation by detaching from routine mental contents and engaging with present experience. READ MORE