Search for dissertations about: "a study on the self concept"

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2. 1. Like circles on the water : a study of adolescent identity

   Author : Lena Adamson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Identity; late adolescence; self-concept; existential questions; adult contacts; personal integration; social integration.;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the subject of identity development during late adolescence (16-20 years). Three questions were asked, each related to one domain of interest; a) how do adolescents perceive and describe themselves (adolescents' self-concept), b) what do they consider important in their lives (adolescents' existential questions), and, c) how do they describe their contacts with adult people (adolescents' contacts with adults)? The thesis includes three studies and uses a multimethodological approach, comprising interviews, a personality inventory, sentence-completion tasks and questionnaires. READ MORE

4. 2. On the dynamics of self-esteem : Empirical validation of Basic self-esteem and Earning self-esteem

   Author : Maarit Johnson; Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Self-esteem; competence; validation; stability; adjustment; health; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : The present thesis aims at distinguishing between self-esteem as basic self-love (basic self-esteem) and self-esteem as related to competence (earning self-esteem). In previous research these two phenomena have most often been studied under one and the same self-esteem concept. READ MORE

5. 3. The Health Dialogue concept : School children's Self-Reported-Health in a Swedish Context

   Author : Malin Rising Holmström; Kenneth Asplund; Lisbeth Kristiansen; Niclas Olofsson; Ina Borup; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health promotion; health dialogue; longitudinal design; school nurses; schoolchildren; self-reported-health.; Hälsofrämjande arbete; Hälsosamtal; longitudinell design; självrapporterad hälsa; skolbarn; skolsköterskor.;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe schoolchildren's selfreported-health based on the Health Dialogue concept as well as to identify healthindicators and their possible associations in the perspective of 6 to 16 year-olds,and to provide an analysis of school nurses´ experiences of using the HealthDialogue concept, in the County of Västernorrland. The thesis was based on fourstudies (I-IV). READ MORE

6. 4. Toward an Understanding of Abuse in Health Care : A Female Patient Perspective

   Author : A. Jelmer Brüggemann; Katarina Swahnberg; Barbro Wijma; Ingemar Åkerlind; Linköpings universitet; []
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   Abstract : Background. High numbers of incidents of abuse in health care (AHC) have been reported by patients in Sweden. In questionnaire studies (n=9600), every fifth Swedish woman and every tenth Swedish man reported any lifetime experience of AHC, and a majority reported suffering from their experiences. READ MORE

7. 5. Uncertainty after heart transplantation. A new perspective on self-efficacy and self-management

   Author : Matilda Almgren; Vård i högteknologisk miljö; []
   Keywords : Uncertainty in illness; Self-efficacy; Self-management; Heart Transplantation;

   Abstract : Background Self-management is the main concept constituting the foundation of follow-up care after heart transplantation. Self-efficacy is a foundation of self-management. Little is known about heart recipients’ experiences in relation to self-efficacy and self-management after heart transplantation. READ MORE