Search for dissertations about: "Torun Lindholm"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Torun Lindholm.

2. 1. Group membership and eyewitness testimony

   Author : Torun Lindholm; Jerry Shaw; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Eyewitness testimony; group membership; intergroup biases; memory performance; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : The present thesis includes four empirical studies that explore whether eyewitness accounts of a violent crime may be affected by factors related to the group membership of witness, perpetrator, and victim.Study 1 investigates how an immigrant and a Swedish perpetrator of a simulated, violent robbery are evaluated and remembered by immigrant and Swedish witnesses. READ MORE

4. 2. Social and cognitive biases in large group decision settings

   Author : Emma A. Bäck; Torun Lindholm; Ola Svenson; Vincent Yzerbyt; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; large group decision-making; social identity; procedural justice; intergroup biases; attitudes; status quo position; cognitive restructuring; post-decision consolidation; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : The present thesis consists of three studies on the effects of group membership in large group decisions. The overall aim was to contribute to understanding how individuals react when decisions are made in large groups. We explored consequences of procedural justice concerns within such groups. READ MORE

5. 3. New perspectives on cognitive dissonance theory

   Author : Sebastian Cancino Montecinos; Torun Lindholm; Fredrik Björklund; Roland Deutsch; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cognitive dissonance theory; Attitude change; Dissonance reduction; Emotion regulation; Mental representations; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Cognitive consistency is generally considered a fundamental aspect of the human mind, and cognitive dissonance theory is the most famous and studies theory within this framework. Dissonance theory holds that when related cognitions are in conflict (e.g. when behaving counter to one’s attitudes), people will experience negative affect. READ MORE

6. 4. Loyal until death (?) : The nature, measurement and predictors of loyalty in a military context

   Author : Torbjörn Engelkes; Magnus Sverke; Torun Lindholm; Gerry Larsson; Erik Hedlund; Bo Melin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; loyalty; behavior; measurement; dimensionality; predictors; social identity fusion; leadership; IPA; factor analysis; Swedish Armed Forces; military; extreme environment; dilemma; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to broaden the understanding of the concept of loyalty within a military context, by focusing on how the nature of loyalty is experienced, how it can be measured and how it can be predicted. To achieve this, the thesis was structured in three interrelated studies, which initially aimed to examine the content of loyalty within the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF), then to develop and validate a scale to measure loyalty, and finally to examine possible predictors of loyalty. READ MORE

7. 5. Security in the welfare state : Attachment, religion and secularity

   Author : Joel Gruneau Brulin; Pehr Granqvist; Torun Lindholm; Staffan Kumlin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Attachment theory; Welfare State; Religion; Secularity; Security; Social trust; Political trust; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Because of the industrial revolution some 200 years ago, a growing part of the western world’s population started moving to cities and away from traditional sources of security, like families or local communities. Consequently, social security, such as aid for the sick and elderly, came to be organized through the public domain, giving rise to the welfare states. READ MORE