Search for dissertations about: "criminal victimization"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words criminal victimization.
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1. Distress after criminal victimization : quantitative and qualitative aspects in a two-year perspective
Abstract : This thesis explores distress and reactions after crime by a previously unknown perpetrator in a two-year perspective. Distress was investigated at eight months and two years, using quantitative and qualitative methods. READ MORE
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2. The role of psychiatric diagnoses among youth offenders : An investigation of crime and later adverse outcomes
Abstract : There is a strong tradition in criminological research to uncover risk factors for crime in youth and, more recently, to examine risk factors for subsequent adverse outcomes among youth offenders. This knowledge serves not only for crime prevention but also to mitigate future harm resulting from youth crime. READ MORE
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3. Stressful life events and risks for social exclusion in the youth-to-adulthood transition : Findings from Swedish longitudinal data
Abstract : Family background and childhood conditions have long held a special position in the academic literature as an explanation for young people’s life chances. Less attention has been paid to circumstances and events on the cusp of adulthood. READ MORE
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4. Violent behavior and violent victimization among general psychiatric patients : prevalence and prediction
Abstract : The intriguing question of how mental disorder and violence relate to each other has become an epic academic debate. During the last decades, there has been a change in direction of the debate on individuals with mental disorder, with a greater focus on violent victimization than violent behaviour towards others. READ MORE
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5. Register-based studies of sex steroid hormones and psychiatric disorders
Abstract : The focus of this thesis is the interplay between sex steroid hormones, psychiatric- and neurodevelopmental disorders and adverse behavioral outcomes. Sex steroid hormones are mostly known for their role in sexual differentiation and reproduction, but have been suggested to be involved the etiology of several psychiatric disorders and in adverse behaviors that show prominent sex differences in prevalence. READ MORE