Search for dissertations about: "academic functioning"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words academic functioning.
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1. Child maltreatment among young adolescents: Effects on mental health, academic functioning and substance use
Abstract : The main aim of this doctoral thesis was to investigate how experiences of childhood maltreatment affected three developmentally salient areas of functioning in adolescent development. Participants were recruited through the Swedish multidisciplinary program Longitudinal Research on Development in Adolescence (LoRDIA). READ MORE
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2. Effective schools in a segregated landscape : Studies of academic achievement and psychological well-being among adolescents in Sweden
Abstract : Equitable educational opportunities necessitate equitable access to a favourable academic and social school environment. This thesis aims to explore the role of the school as an educational and social arena for the academic achievement and psychological well-being of lower secondary school students in Sweden. READ MORE
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3. The relationship between cognition and ESSENCE in childhood
Abstract : Aims: To examine the relationship between cognition and ESSENCE (Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations) features in children, ages 7-8 years. To investigate the importance of intellectual functioning for academic achievement in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). READ MORE
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4. ADHD Symptoms : Objective Performance and Subject Perspective
Abstract : ADHD research has mainly focused on objective performance measures. Performance, however, is only one aspect of functioning. Other aspects of how individuals function are their personal experiences and their evaluations of those experiences. READ MORE
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5. On the subjective–objective distinction for measures of memory and cognition : Theoretical and methodological issues in questionnaire development and validation
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to develop a questionnaire for cognitive functioning, which could possibly be used as a screening instrument for early signs of dementia in the future. The introduction discusses the often made distinction between subjective and objective measures. READ MORE