Search for dissertations about: "adolescent wellbeing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words adolescent wellbeing.
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1. Adolescent boys’ health : managing emotions, masculinities and subjective social status
Abstract : The health of adolescent boys is complex and surprisingly little is known about how adolescent boys perceive, conceptualise and experience their health. Thus, the overall aim of this thesis was to explore adolescent boys’ perceptions and experiences of health, emotions, masculinity and subjective social status (SSS). READ MORE
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2. Well-being Processes : Insights into Personal Growth and Adolescent Mental Health
Abstract : This thesis follows two main lines of inquiry into well-being processes: 1) atheoretical exploration of personal growth, defined as the gradual growth of wellbeing, and 2) an empirical exploration of students’ mental health profiles and sense of self. Altogether five studies are included in the thesis, two of which follow thefirst line of inquiry (articles I and II) and three of which follow the second (articlesIII, IV, and V). READ MORE
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3. Students’ Reasoning about Learning and Well-being in School : On the epistemic privilege of Swedish early adolescent students
Abstract : The recent emphasis on performance in standardized testing of Swedish students is visible in reports from both national and international agencies. According to the reports, there has been a steep decline in the internationally measured performance of Swedish students in school since the 1990s. READ MORE
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4. Adolescent positive mental health : policy, measurements, prevalence and correlates in a Chinese setting
Abstract : Introduction: Adolescence is a period of one’s life that harbors many risks, but it also presents us with a number of fantastic opportunities for sustained health and wellbeing, through education and preventive efforts, for example. Mental health issues in adolescents have attracted the attention of the public and of academia. READ MORE
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5. Child Health, Health Services and Systems in UK and other European countries
Abstract : BackgroundThis work in child population medicine describes child health problems, increases knowledge of health services, systems, and wider determinants, and makes recommendations for improvements.AimsTo explore trends in UK child health and health service quality and highlight policy lessons from the UK and other European countriesTo study child health and health services in western Europe and derive lessons from different approaches to common challengesTo enhance knowledge on child to adult transition careTo describe trends in UK and EU15+ child and adolescent mortality and seek explanations for deteriorating UK health system performance, and make recommendations for improving survivalMethodsPopulation level measures of health status and system performance; primary and secondary research on policies and practice for health system assessments. READ MORE
