Search for dissertations about: "emotional state"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 98 swedish dissertations containing the words emotional state.

2. 6. Studies on sense of coherence, experienced chest pain, psychological well-being, and social support in coronary artery bypass grafting patients. A longitudinal and cross-sectional study

   Author : Ingela Karlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Aortocoronary bypass; Chest pain; Sense of coherence; Coping; Quality of life; Emotional state; Social support;

   Abstract : Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is a treatment of patients with coronary artery disease. The majority of patients are relieved of their symptoms, although subgroups have persistent/recurrent chest pain. Earlier findings indicate excellent outcome in regard to quality of life (QoL) after CABG. READ MORE

4. 7. Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia and Emotion : Effects of pictorial stimuli and state anxiety

   Author : Peter Jönsson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; state anxiety; emotion; HRV; heart rate variability; RSA; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) refers to heart rate variations due to respiration, which results from parasympathetic nervous system activity mediated via the tenth cranial nerve, the vagus. Thus, the magnitude of RSA is considered as an index of cardiac vagal tone. This thesis explored RSA during emotional responding in healthy women and men. READ MORE

5. 8. In his or her opinion? : the gender gap in attitudes toward the welfare state in Sweden and Europe

   Author : Mikael Goossen; Ingemar Johansson Sevä; Ida Öun; Ola Sjöberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Welfare State; Attitudes; Gender; Social identification; Masculinity threat; Family policy; Sociology; sociologi; genusvetenskap; gender studies;

   Abstract : Background This thesis explores differences in the attitudes that men and women hold toward the welfare state by investigating previously neglected areas concerning how attitudes differ between welfare states, as well as the role played by emotional and psychological attachment to a gender group. The studies analyze how gender differences in welfare state attitudes relate to social policies and prevailing gender relations, as well as to the process of social identification with a gender group. READ MORE

6. 9. Emotional Communication in the Human Voice

   Author : Henrik Nordström; Petri Laukka; Marc Pell; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; emotion recognition; vocal expression; speech; acoustic parameters; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Emotional communication is an important part of social interaction because it gives individuals valuable information about the state of others, allowing them to adjust their behaviors and responses appropriately. When people use the voice to communicate, listeners do not only interpret the words that are said, the verbal content, but also the information contained in how the words are said, the nonverbal content. READ MORE

7. 10. Competing Under Pressure : State Anxiety, Sports Performance and Assessment

   Author : Carolina Lundqvist; Peter Hassmén; Andrew Lane; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; competition; intra-individual variability; directional interpretations; emotions; sports performance; CSAI-2; psychometrics; Psychology; Psykologi; Samhällsvetenskap Humaniora;

   Abstract : Elevated levels of anxiety are a common response to stressful competitive sports situations, are known to moderate athletic performance and are referred to as an unpleasant emotional state associated with perceptions of situational threat. The empirical studies in this dissertation considered primarily psychometric, methodological and conceptual issues of relevance for the study of anxiety and sports performance. READ MORE