Search for dissertations about: "affective responses"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words affective responses.

2. 11. Hedonic, neural, and autonomic responses to prolonged gentle touch

   Author : Chantal Triscoli; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; long-lasting touch; CT afferents; pleasantness; liking; wanting; satiety; orbitofrontal cortex; reward; heart rate variability;

   Abstract : Physical contact among individuals, such as caressing and cuddling, is connoted by a strong emotional value, and is usually perceived as a pleasant and rewarding experience. C tactile (CT) afferents are a class of fibres that are specific channels for detecting touch at a caress-like veloc-ity (between 1 and 10 cm/s). READ MORE

4. 12. Guided by Fear : Effects on attention and awareness

   Author : Nathalie Peira; Stefan Wiens; Nazanin Derakhshan; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Emotion; fear; attention; awareness; affective processing; heart rate; skin conductance; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Because the visual system has limited capacity, emotions such as fear may play an important role in guiding the selection of relevant input (LeDoux, 2000; Öhman & Mineka, 2001). The aim of the current thesis was to investigate how fear can guide the organism by influencing:  (I) attentional processes, (II) awareness of the visual input, and (III) affective processing independent of awareness. READ MORE

5. 13. The Microfundations of Flexicurity : Employees’ well-being and attitudes to labour market policy in a Swedish and Nordic welfare state setting

   Author : Patrik Vulkan; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Flexicurity; job insecurity; mental well-being; mentemployment security; income security; cognitive and affective insecurity; insider outsider divide; labour market policy; labour market paradigms; policy preferences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the microfoundations of flexicurity, an arrangement of policies that proponents claim can deliver a ‘win-win’ situation in the labour market. These policies include lax employment protection legislation (EPL) to provide employers the flexibility to hire and fire with ease, and others supposed to provide employees with a high level of ‘employment security’ (high ability to find new quality jobs if they lose their current job) and ‘income security’ (low likelihood of suffering economically during periods of transition between jobs). READ MORE

6. 14. Psychosocial work conditions and musculoskeletal complaint : the role of affective stress response as a mediator of the effect of psychosocial risk factors on musculoskeletal complaints

   Author : Cecilia Wadman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The hypothesis tested in these two studies was that unfavourable psychosocial work conditions are expected to increase the risk of musculoskeletal complaints (MSC), and that this effect is at least partly mediated by affective stress responses. The testing followed Baron and Kenny s (1986) causal step approach. READ MORE

7. 15. Decisional-Emotional Support System for a Synthetic Agent : Influence of Emotions in Decision-Making Toward the Participation of Automata in Society

   Author : Javier Francisco Guerrero Razuri; Aron Larsson; David Sundgren; Rahim Rahmani; Alessandro Villa; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Affective Computing; Machine Learning; Adversarial Risk Analysis; Broaden and Build Theory; Facial Expression Recognition; Speech Emotion Recognition; Detection of Emotional Information; Emotional self-regulation; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : Emotion influences our actions, and this means that emotion has subjective decision value. Emotions, properly interpreted and understood, of those affected by decisions provide feedback to actions and, as such, serve as a basis for decisions. READ MORE